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The true scale of artisanal mining [PDF]

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 2019
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Mining Together : Large-Scale Mining Meets Artisanal Mining, A Guide for Action

, 2009
The present guide mining together-when large-scale mining meets artisanal mining is an important step to better understanding the conflict dynamics and underlying issues between large-scale and small-scale
World Bank
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Does Firm Ownership Differentiate Environmental Compliance? Evidence from Indian Chromite Mining Industry

This paper compares the environmental performance of public and private firms in the context of Indian chromite mining industry. It proposes a new methodology to measure firms’ environmental performance in a multidimensional framework.
Das, Amarendra
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Safety aspects and recommendations for surface artisanal mining

, 2014
Artisanal mining is a significant industry in sub-Saharan Africa, accounting anywhere from 2% to 20% of a country’s gross domestic products (GDP). Safety concerns in artisanal mining are often overlooked due to the nature of the business, which is ...
Rupprecht, S.M.
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Influence of Artisanal Mining and Environmental Pollutants on Food Security in Southern Africa: A Systematic Review

Food and Energy Security
Environmental pollutants caused by mining activities are an emerging global problem of the current century, contributing to millions of deaths and significant economic and social effects.
Tatiana J. Marrufo, Bettencourt P. S. Capece, Maria‐Raquel G. Silva   +2 more
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Indoor carbon monoxide concentrations in artisanal mining households in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: Domestic carbon monoxide exposure represents an emerging public health concern in artisanal mining sites, where residential precarity and high-risk household practices promote the accumulation of this toxic gas.
Hervé Mutombu Kabwit, Nuncia Kon Muzang, Ruth Mwad-I-Yav Chikomb, Clarence Mukeng à Kaut, Adrien Malandj Kes, Macel Kasongo Mutwale, Patrick Kambwandj Kabwit, Yanick Useni Sikuzani, Françoise Malonga Kaj   +8 more
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Knowledge sharing in artisanal mining communities : mercury, technology and sustainability in developing countries

, 2006
As gold has risen in value and artisanal gold mining has increased in many low income countries, there has been an increasing need for sustainable development models that promote environmental protection while enhancing the contribution of this activity ...
Spiegel, Samuel J., Veiga, Marcello M. (Marcello Mariz)   +1 more
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Food Security in Artisanal Mining Communities: An Exploration of Rural Markets in Northern Guinea. [PDF]

Foods, 2020
Zhang LX, Koroma F, Fofana ML, Barry AO, Diallo S, Lamilé Songbono J, Stokes-Walters R, Klemm RD, Nordhagen S, Winch PJ.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Contamination status and toxicity risk assessment of selected potentially toxic elements in surface soils under the influence of different land uses in Midwestern Burkina Faso, West Africa

Journal of Trace Elements and Minerals
Background: As land use transitions from rain-fed farming to market gardening and artisanal gold mining in Burkina Faso, soil contamination with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) has become a major environmental concern.
Michel Bembamba, Aboubakar Sako
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Biodiversity conservation versus artisanal gold mining: a case study of Chimanimani National Park, Zimbabwe

, 2012
Artisanal gold mining plays an important role in sustainable development of rural communities. The objectives of this study were to: i) assess the environmental impacts of recent artisanal gold mining activities in Chimanimani National Park (CNP ...
Gandiwa, E., Gandiwa, P.
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