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Photo Blog: Artisanal gold mining in South Africa [PDF]

, 2016
Janet Munakamwe details the process of artisanal gold mining by migrant workers in South Africa. This photo blog is a companion piece to the article, Between a rock and a hard place: Informal artisanal gold mining in Johannesburg by Zaheera ...
Munakamwe, Janet
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The “Galamsey” Menace: Implications on the archaeological record at Awudua Dada, Western Region, Ghana

Legon Journal of the Humanities, 2021
This article discusses the socio-cultural consequences of small-scale artisanal gold mining on the archaeological record and other heritage resources at Awudua Dada, located in the Prestia-Huni Valley District of the Western Region, Ghana. The settlement
Fritz Biveridge
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Unsafe occupational health behaviours: Understanding mercury-related environmental health risks to artisanal gold miners in Ghana

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2016
The relationship between environmental exposure and health outcomes is complex, multidirectional and dynamic. Therefore, we need an understanding of these linkages for effective health risk communication. Despite the severe health hazards, artisanal gold
Frederick Ato Armah, Sheila A Boamah, Reginald eQuansah, Samuel eObiri, Isaac eLuginaah   +4 more
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Modelling drivers of environmental sustainability in artisanal gold mining within river basins using the Ecological Footprint Theory

Academia Environmental Sciences and Sustainability
The sustainability of gold mining practices, particularly among artisanal miners, has garnered increasing attention due to its environmental and social implications.
Dickson Okoree Mireku, Kwame Ofori
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The Strengthening of Geological Infrastructure, Research and Data Acquisition - Using Gis in Ivory Coast Gold Mines

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2017
The artisanal gold mining in Ivory Coast has become a key problem in the mining sector. A diverse group of people in Ivory Coast, including the young and the old, are all engaged in these activities that are reportedly better than agricultural inputs ...
Kouame Kouame Joseph Arthur, Jiang Fuxing, Feng Yu, Zhu Sitao   +3 more
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Evaluation of mercury levels in hair of children resident in artisanal gold mining area in the city of Chapada de Natividade - Tocantins

Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences, 2019
The objective of the work is to evaluate the mercury exposure of children living in an artisanal gold mining area and in a control area, without mining.
Seyna Ueno Rabelo Mendes, Marina Beatriz Agostini Vasconcellos, Marilia Gabriela Miranda Catharino, Gilson Alves Quinaglia, Barbara Held   +4 more
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Detection and Monitoring of Small-Scale Diamond and Gold Mining Dredges Using Synthetic Aperture Radar on the Kadéï (Sangha) River, Central African Republic

Remote Sensing, 2023
Diamond and gold mining has been practiced by artisanal miners in the Central African Republic (CAR) for decades. The recent introduction of riverine dredges indicates a transition from artisanal/manual digging and sorting techniques to small-scale ...
Marissa A. Alessi, Peter G. Chirico, Sindhuja Sunder, Kelsey L. O’Pry   +3 more
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Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) Related Environmental and Health Problems

, 2023
This reprint focuses on artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) all over the world, as well as its impact on the economy, environment, and health, providing sustainable solutions to severe ASGM problems.

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Évaluation préliminaire des impacts environnementaux de l’orpaillage dans le Domaine de chasse de Bili-Uéré en République démocratique du Congo

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Environmental impacts resulting from human activities remain a fundamental concern of government policies on biodiversity protection in protected areas. One such activity causing these impacts is artisanal gold mining. Analyzing the case of the Bili-Uéré
Justin Kyale Koy, Antoine Tabu, Gloire Ganza Bamulezi, Matthieu Mamiki Kebongobongo, Serge Alebadwa Mombenga, Jean-Claude Kalala, Camille Welepele, Theodore Tréfon, Elie Lamarre   +8 more
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The impact of Covid-19 on gold and gemstone artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Ghana and Kenya [PDF]

, 2021
Artisanal and small-scale miners are facing unprecedented challenges due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The paper adopts a practice-based approach to examine the impact of Covid-19 on gold and gemstone artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)
Tagoe, Naa Dedei, Muthuri, Judy N., Ndegwa, Arthur A.O., Jain, Aditya, Mwagandi, Shadrack Mwakio   +4 more
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