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Assessing environmental degradation in a tropical watershed: Evidence from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM), and plantation expansion in West Kalimantan, Indonesia

Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management
This study presents a systematic environmental assessment of the Raya River Sub-Watershed in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, from 2018 to 2025. It addresses a critical data gap in a region heavily impacted by artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) and oil palm expansion.
Herda Desmaiani, Aji Ali Akbar, Romiyanto Romiyanto, Ery Hermawati, Aji Suhartoyo, Syafira Nur Rahma, Dian Rahayu Jati, Ochih Saziati, Aini Sulastri, Jumiati Jumiati   +9 more
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A Comprehensive Action Plan Towards Sustainability in Small-Scale Gold Mining in Northeastern Antioquia, Colombia

Mining
This research aims to define an operational plan for the sustainability of small-scale artisanal gold mining (ASGM) in Northeast Antioquia, Colombia. A qualitative approach with a descriptive scope was used, for which a documentary or bibliographical ...
Luis E. Martinez Mendoza, Oscar J. Restrepo Baena, Juan M. Menéndez-Aguado   +2 more
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Mercury Emissions from Artisanal Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM), Primary Iron and Steel Production, and Techniques for Countermeasures

Material Cycles and Waste Management Research, 2021
Eiji Yamasue, Shoki Kosai, Shunsuke Kashiwakura   +2 more
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Mercury and artisanal and small-scale gold miners in China

, 2004
This thesis determines that over four hundred thousand artisanal and small-scale gold miners all over China systematically use amalgamation and release approximately 240 tonnes of mercury per annum.
Gunson, Aaron James
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Mercury use and the socio-economic significance of artisanal and small-scale gold (ASGM) mining in Senegal : a mixed-methods approach to understanding ASGM [PDF]

, 2015
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) continues to grow in more than 70 countries in the developing world, creating thriving local rural economies but also causing significant environmental contamination and health issues, with one particularly ...
Persaud, Anthony W.
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Pueblo de mina, pueblo de ruina? : Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) formalization and environmental peacebuilding in Colombia

, 2022
High-value, lootable natural resources drive, finance and sustain armed conflicts around the world. At the same time, these resources are crucial for livelihoods through artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in the very same contexts. Yet, little is known regarding how these resources should be managed in the wake of conflict to contribute to ...
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A Study on Legislative and Administrative Factors behind Informal Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Tanzania

A Study on Legislative and Administrative Factors behind Informal Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Tanzania
This paper examines the case of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Tanzania and discusses the legislative and administrative factors that make shifting from the informal sector to the formal sector difficult for ASGM. Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) activities operate in the informal sector in many cases, causing environmental ...
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The shadow of mercury behind gold extraction in the Amazon: hidden threats to human health and the environment. [PDF]

Lancet Reg Health Am
Valbuena Ruiz FJ, Jimenez A, Ippolito S, Miani A, Vasiliou V, Piscitelli P.   +5 more
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Peripheral and central auditory impairment linked to heavy metal exposure in Nicaraguan children from artisanal mining communities. [PDF]

J Glob Health
Kachadoorian M, Lee T, Fitzgerald J, Geffert M, Rieke C, Clavier O, Fuente A, Gui J, Zhou J, Li S, Jackson B, Karagas M, Mojica K, González-Quiroz M, Niemczak C, Buckey J, Saunders J.   +16 more
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Public health impacts of gold mining in Ghana: A scoping review of environmental exposures and intersectoral resilience strategies. [PDF]

J Public Health Afr
Asamoah PE, Owusu AO.
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