Utilization of borax and its impact on the income and the livelihood of miners and other stakeholders: A case of Uganda. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundMineral wealth serves as a crucial driver of economic growth and infrastructure development in many countries, including Uganda. Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) plays a significant role in enhancing incomes and livelihoods. However,
James Natweta Baguma +8 more
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Joined-up governance for more complementary interactions between expanding artisanal small-scale gold mining and agriculture: Insights from Ghana. [PDF]
PLoS ONERising gold prices have led artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) operations to proliferate in sub-Saharan Africa, extending into agricultural areas.
Enoch Adranyi +2 more
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The role of geophagy and artisanal gold mining as risk factors for elevated blood lead levels in pregnant women in northwestern Tanzania. [PDF]
PLOS Global Public HealthNeither artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) or geophagy practices have received substantial attention related to blood lead levels despite the well documented deleterious effects of lead.
Deborah S K Thomas +2 more
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Solid-phase partitioning and release-retention mechanisms of copper, lead, zinc and arsenic in soils impacted by artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) activities. [PDF]
Chemosphere, 2020 Tabelin CB +11 more
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Formalization of ASGM in the Frame of Economic and Environmental Sustainability [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM), owned by individuals, is one form of mineral mining that has been regulated by law. The dilemma in the management of ASGM lies in its dual nature, serving as both an economic potential and a source of ...
Puluhulawa Fenty +2 more
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Mercury Exposure in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Communities in Sukabumi, Indonesia [PDF]
Journal of Health and Pollution, 2020 Background. Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is one of the largest sources of mercury (Hg) pollution in Indonesia. In West Java Province, ASGM is found in Bogor, Cianjur, and Sukabumi Regencies. Objectives. The present study aimed to evaluate
Alfonsus H. Harianja +6 more
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Alternautas, 2022 Mining, right, to water, struggle, Amazon, Peru Since the 2008 financial crisis, increase in global demand and the price of gold have led to an expansion of industrial and artisanal gold mining (Swenson et al., 2011; World Gold Council, 2010). Worldwide,
Céline Delmotte
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Access to Land and Natural Resources in the Peruvian Amazon
Revue Internationale des Études du Développement, 2022 This article explores power relations between farmers and artisanal gold miners based on an analysis of a buffer zone in the Amazonian department of Madre de Dios (Peru), which has been experiencing a gold rush since the mid-2000s.
Céline Delmotte
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Detection and mapping abandoned areas of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) using multi-sensor data on Google Earth Engine: A case study of Kuantan Singingi, Riau [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) activities in Kuantan Singingi, Riau have been operating over a decade without proper permits and using unsafe procedures for the environment.
Amri Ikhwan +2 more
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Hazards and Control Measures among Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Miners in Zimbabwe
Annals of Global Health, 2022 Background: In 2017 around 14–19 million miners were exposed to multiple hazards in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). ASGM is characterized by basic and compromised mining methods with either very limited control of hazards or none at all ...
Josephine Singo +5 more
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