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Policy-making and institutional crisis: Formalizing artisanal gold mining in Zimbabwe from 2005 to 2017

A research report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the Faculty of Commerce, Law, and Management, Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2024Artisanal gold ...
Mukonoweshuro, Tonderai Fadzai
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Structural adjustment and subsistence industry: artisanal gold mining in Ghana

, 2005
Since the implementation of Ghana's national Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP), policies associated with the programme have been criticized for perpetuating poverty within the country's subsistence economy. This article brings new evidence to bear on
Hilson, Gavin, Potter, Clive
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Adaptation and content validity of a battery of questionnaires for identifying occupational conditions among Chilean artisanal and small-scale miners

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Introduction Small-scale and artisanal mining are historical activities in Chile that are deeply rooted in the region and economically significant. However, their workers face high levels of exposure to occupational hazards in informal conditions, with ...
Natalia Lucero Mondaca, María Teresa Muñoz-Quezada, Cristóbal Jeldres Cáceres, Benjamín Castillo Fierro, Fabián Araya Galleguillos, Guillermo Farmer Alduce, Rolando Vilasau Domínguez, Rodrigo Villegas Ríos, Karla Yohannessen Vásquez, Dahianira Camacho Monclova, Verónica Iglesias Álamos   +10 more
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Dilemma of Sustainable Development Goals in the Global South: Impacts of Artisanal Small Scale Mining in Ghana.

openThis study examines the environmental and socio-political impacts of illegal artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) on land use change and water security in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality of Ghana, a region emblematic of the broader sustainable ...
ARMAH, ELIZABETH
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Photo Blog: Artisanal gold mining in South Africa

, 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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Life cycle assessment of artisanal mining : the case of sandstone mining

, 2017
M.Tech. (Operations Management)Abstract: This study establishes the extent to which artisanal sandstone mining affects the environment. A review of literature on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) and environmental damages shows that studies focusing
Moukita Koumba, Urla Darlyne
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Artisanal and small scale mining to advance socioeconomic development.

, 2017
Mining experts gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to promote an integrated approach in support of multi-stakeholder efforts for safer and more sustainable environmental practices in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) development.

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Active artisanal mining-induced radiogenic hazards: insights from radiogeochemistry of Wamba Areas, north-central Nigeria. [PDF]

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Adewumi T, Adegoke BA, Faweya BE, Akingboye AS, Kwaghhua FI, Adeeko TO, Okwokwo OI.   +6 more
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NKOTA WATA: Mining and metaphor in Hamtai-Anga "Gold Dreaming"

, 2006
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.This work examines a series of mining-related dream narratives as a means of gauging how a community of New Guinean artisanal and small-scale gold miners ...
Moretti, Daniele
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Water, sanitation, and hygiene challenges in last-mile artisanal mining communities in Ghana and Uganda. [PDF]

Dialogues Health
Owiredu D, Chidwick H, Kwagala B, Mensah D, Osei L, Kapiriri L.   +5 more
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