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Mining the Desert Margins: Exploring the Territorial and Organizational Dynamics of Artisanal Mining in Namibia

EchoGéo
This article examines the social and spatial organization of artisanal gemstone mining in Namibia, shedding light on a largely under-researched area.
Antoine Latarge, Hugo Quemin, Kaarina Efraim, Marie Forget, Mélanie Duval   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge and perceptions of health and environmental risks related to artisanal gold mining by the artisanal miners in Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional survey

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017
INTRODUCTION: artisanal gold mining is an activity ensuring the survival of about 700,000 families in Burkina Faso with a considerable contribution to the national economy.
Adama Sana, Christophe De Brouwer, Hervé Hien   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of Sentinel-2A orbital imagery for the detection of deforested areas caused by artisanal mining activities in the Tapajós Environmental Protection Area, northern Jacareacanga municipality, Pará State, Brazil [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
This study analyzed the advance of deforestation associated with artisanal mining in the Tapajós Environmental Protection Area (APA), north of Jacareacanga, Pará State, Brazil, for 2017 and 2024.
J. E. Klock, L. S. Osako, S. S. Costa, A. N. Rossete   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perceptions socio-culturelles du recours aux pratiques magico-religieuses chez les orpailleurs sur le site aurifère artisanal de M’banga au Niger [PDF]

Revue Hybrides
Gold is a precious metal. In Niger, artisanal gold mining is a practice that leads to a rush of gold seekers to the gold sites. Every gold seeker goes to these sites in search of gold.
Saadou ABOUBACAR, Issoufou OUMAROU
doaj  

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

The impact of artisanal mining on agricultural production and food security in the Birim North District of Ghana

Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Formatio Circumiectus
Aim of the study: Mining operations can negatively impact population’s capacity to obtain nutritious food. This study examines the complicated link between artisanal mining, agricultural production, and food security in the Birim North District of Ghana.
Clement Kwang, Lewis Blagogie
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of Gold‐Mediated Male Reproductive Dysfunction in Male WISTAR Rats Through Sperm Analysis and Testosterone Measurement

Journal of Applied Toxicology, Volume 46, Issue 10, Page 3403-3414, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Gold has been used for centuries in both ornamental and medicinal contexts. More recently, gold compounds, containing ions or nanoparticles, have attracted attention for their anti‐inflammatory, anticancer, and diagnostic applications. Therefore, concerns about systemic toxicity and biodistribution have prompted investigations into the ...
Samira Maghraoui, Adrian Florea, Leila Tekaya   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Reduced Precipitation and Water Level Variability on Phytoplankton Dynamics and Thermal Structure in a Large Tropical Reservoir

Water Resources Research, Volume 62, Issue 10, October 2026.
Abstract Drought is one of the most severe and complex natural hazards causing changes in water balance and impeding crucial water‐dependent ecosystem services. Over the last 25 years, multiple severe droughts linked to El Niño events have affected the Zambian and Zimbabwean regions.
Anna Joelle Greife, Elisa Calamita, Monica Pinardi, Laura Carrea, Ross I. Maidment, Jaime Pitarch, Mzime Regina Ndebele‐Murisa, Claudia Giardino, Mariano Bresciani, Francesco Pietro Fava, Clément Albergel, Marina Amadori   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining

, 2021
Artisanal gold mining occurs informally and therefore relies on low technologies and extraction methods lacking pollution controls. As a result, despite the fact that artisanal gold mining produces only twenty percent of the world’s gold, it releases more mercury than any other sector and represents the largest source of mercury emissions.
openaire   +3 more sources

Satellite detection of vegetation loss in artisanal and small-scale mining regions of Ghana

Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes
Artisanal and small-scale mining refers to labor-intensive and low-tech mineral extraction and processing that usually follows no formal mining regulations.
Mohammed Braimah, Colton Hyatt, Timothy Assal   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source