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Local institutions and artisanal mining: Governance forms in the goldfields of Madagascar

Journal of Rural Studies, 2022
B. Klein
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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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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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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
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NKOTA WATA: Mining and metaphor in Hamtai-Anga "Gold Dreaming" [PDF]

, 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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Analysis Of Highwall Mining Stability - The Effect Of Multiple Seams And Prior Auger Mining On Design [PDF]

The objective of this is paper is to review the current state of knowledge and practice in highwall mining (HWM). HWM has become a widely-applied method in surface mining, commonly used alone or in conjunction with contour or slot mining. It provides 800-

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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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Artisanal small-scale mining and mercury pollution in Ghana: a critical examination of a messy minerals and gold mining policy

The use of mercury in artisanal small-scale gold mining has generated intense debate because of its deleterious effects on human health. A narrative policy analysis of artisanal gold mining debates in Ghana’s parliament was carried out in this study. The
Frederick Armah, Justice Odoi, Isaac Luginaah   +2 more
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Entering the critical era: A review of contemporary research on artisanal and small-scale mining

The Extractive Industries and Society
Sandra McKay
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Artisanal and Small-Scale Mines in Africa: Where

As demand for critical minerals accelerates with the energy transition, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has emerged as a key but poorly understood source of supply.
Couttenier, Mathieu
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