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Gold mining, discourses, and threats: What is really damaging the fluvial hydrosystem of the Faleme River?

Journal of Political Ecology
The gold rush in the Faleme catchment between Senegal and Mali involves artisanal miners from the sub-region, European and American multinationals, and medium-sized Chinese companies.
EL HADJI SERIGNE TOP, Géraud Magrin, Gilles ARNAUD-FASSETTA, Mouhamadou Lamine DIALLO   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The Clinical Importance of the Mercury Problem in Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining

Frontiers in Public Health, 2019
Artisanal small-scale mining is widely operated in various countries serving as a livelihood to many rural communities. However, it is a significant source of environmental mercury contamination which affects human health.
Justice Afrifa, Justice Afrifa, Yeboah Kwaku Opoku, Yeboah Kwaku Opoku, Eric Ofori Gyamerah, George Ashiagbor, Rosemary Doe Sorkpor   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Critical Analysis of Microsoft's Rhetoric and Reality of Sustainability Engagement

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study critically examines Microsoft's environmental, social and governance (ESG) rhetoric and operational reality, to offer insights that extend beyond conventional greenwashing or bluewashing. Drawing on over 20 years of Microsoft's sustainability reports (2003–2024), third‐party ESG evaluations and media investigations, it employs ...
Omaima A. G. Hassan, Iqbal Khadaroo
wiley   +1 more source

L’activité minière artisanale dans l’ouest du Kenya : entre dynamiques locales & dynamiques transfrontalières

L'Espace Politique
This article highlights the specificity of Kakamega County – Western Kenya - in the context of the new gold rushes in Sub-Saharan Africa. Although Kakamega County shares borders with Tanzania and Uganda, it is characterized by national and local dynamics
Joseph Bohbot
doaj   +1 more source

Biosurfactant production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from mining waste: From genomic analysis to development of a polymeric composite for removal of hexavalent chromium

Polymer International, EarlyView.
Biosurfactant was produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa using andiroba waste from Amazonia. A biosurfactant–alginate composite (Alg/BioS) was successfully synthesized via ionotropic gelation, and achieved up to 70% Cr6+ removal from water. Abstract Environmental contamination by heavy metals represents a significant challenge due to their persistence in ...
Paulo Diniz Austriaco, Emilly Cruz da Silva, Glenda Sores Gomes, Joane Almeida Alves, Amanda Vidal, Leandro Argolo, Rafaela Ribeiro, Luciana Souza, José Augusto Pires Bitencourt, Leonardo Brasil Felipe, Leonie Asfora Sarubbo, Sidnei Cerqueira dos Santos   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Managing Small-Scale Gold Mining and Diverse Rural Development Dynamics:Insights from Cambodia [PDF]

, 2013
A variety of recent policy conferences addressing resource extraction and rural development in Asia have highlighted the need for rigorous interdisciplinary research on the challenges of managing artisanal and small-scale mining.
Spiegel, Sam
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Illegal Gold Mining in the Brazilian Amazon: Environmental Degradation in Yanomami Indigenous Lands, and Regulatory Failures

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Illegal gold mining has emerged as a major sustainability threat in the Amazon, eroding Indigenous rights, forest integrity, and climate mitigation efforts. This study examines how international market incentives relate to the expansion of illegal mining and associated deforestation within the Yanomami Indigenous Territory (YIT) from 2008 to ...
Shirléia Lago Santos, Ana Claudia de Araujo Moxotó, Jurandir Moura Dutra   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards Responsible Mining in Africa: Problematising the Environmental and Public Health Concerns of Artisanal and Small‐Scale Gold Mining in Ghana

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There have been emerging media reports on the impact of cyanide and mercury use in artisanal and small‐scale gold mining (ASGM) operations on community health, especially among pregnant and non‐pregnant women, ASGM miners, and children in rural Africa.
Francis Arthur‐Holmes, Emmanuel Selasi Tomude, Steve Ahenkora Amoako   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artisanal gold mining and conflict in Africa [PDF]

, 2023
It is estimated that 63 percent of people directly involved in artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa are committed to gold mining. We use georeferenced data (0.5×0.5 decimal degree level) on gold-suitable zones to document the impact of artisanal
Caldeira, Isabel Maria de Carvalho
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The politics of toxicity governance in Colombian gold mining

Journal of Political Ecology
The most recent Global Mercury Assessment estimates that human-made mercury releases are approximately 2,220 tons per year and that a significant source is artisanal and small-scale gold mining (UNEP 2019).
Christoph Kaufmann
doaj   +2 more sources