Mercury‐dependent artisanal and small‐scale gold mining (ASGM) is the largest source of
mercury pollution on Earth. In this practice, elemental mercury is used to extract gold from …

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) provides a source of livelihood for millions of mostly
poor people across the globe. At the same time, however, the sector is predominantly …

Climate change mitigation will create new natural resource and supply chain opportunities
and dilemmas, because substantial amounts of raw materials will be required to build new …

The sustainability of cobalt is an important emerging issue because this critical base metal is
an essential component of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. More than half of the …

Much academic research on low-carbon transitions focuses on the diffusion or use of
innovations such as electric vehicles or solar panels, but overlooks or obscures downstream …

This study examines the political economy of cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of
the Congo. There, a veritable mining boom for cobalt is underway, driven by rising global …

Through the critical lenses of “modern slavery,”“dispossession,” and “gendering,” this study
examines the contours of power, patriarchy, and child labor in the artisanal and small-scale …

In the face of rising graduate unemployment, an increasing number of graduates in Ghana
has joined the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector. Hitherto, graduates were …

The consumption of cobalt has tripled globally over the last decade, largely driven by rising
demand for electronics and electric-battery vehicles. This fast-growing market has pressured …

The artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) sector–commonly described as low-tech, labor-
intensive mineral extraction and processing, in develo** countries, is increasingly …