Gold mining in the Amazon Region of ecuador: History and a review of its socio-environmental impacts

C Mestanza-Ramón, J Cuenca-Cumbicus, G D'Orio… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) and large-scale mining in the Ecuadorian
Amazon region is potentially harmful to nature, and its impacts are associated with …

Mercury pollution in Peru: geographic distribution, health hazards, and sustainable removal technologies

FG Torres, GE De-la-Torre - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Peru is one of the great gold producers worldwide. However, a significant portion of the gold
produced in Peru derives from artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in the Andes and …

The structure of informality: The Zambian copperbelt and the informal/formal dialectic

BM Finn - Dialogues in Human Geography, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The study of urban informality has exploded since Keith Hart theorized the term the 'informal
sector.'This explosion has coincided with a growing interest among urban scholars who train …

Promote social order to achieve social and ecological justice for communities to prevent illegal artisanal small-scale gold mining

R Lumowa, SW Utomo, TEB Soesilo, H Hariyadi - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Indonesian National Police (POLRI) has succeeded in suppressing illegal artisanal
small-scale gold mining (ASGM) that has been taking place in Mount Botak, Buru Regency …

Becoming an entrepreneur in the cooperation and poverty contexts

MS Batista Freitag, J Borges de Carvalho… - … of Entrepreneurship in …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate how the process of becoming an
entrepreneur in the cooperation and poverty contexts takes place. Design/methodology …

The existing financial sources for artisanal and small-scale mining in mineral-rich countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review

M Paschal, J Kauangal, S Nuhu - Mineral Economics, 2024 - Springer
Reliable financial source for artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has been a topic of
concern for researchers, politicians, policy makers, civil society organisations, international …

Cooperatives as a centrepiece for formalizing small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa: Rationale, benefits and limitations

MEG Cardoso, G Hilson - Routledge Handbook of the Extractive …, 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter reflects critically on the impacts of moves made to date in sub-Saharan Africa to
encourage people engaged in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)–low-tech, labour …

[HTML][HTML] Chromite Mining Cooperatives, Tribute Mining Contracts, and Rural Livelihoods in Zimbabwe, 1985–2021

J Mujere - … Policy| Revue internationale de politique de …, 2023 - journals.openedition.org
Transnational corporations dominated chromite mining in Zimbabwe for the entire colonial
period. However, the postcolonial period witnessed a gradual but significant shift toward …

[PDF][PDF] Light at the End of the Tunnel: Mining Justice and Health

FM Shroff - Public Health Open J, 2023 - researchgate.net
The mining industry provides valuable mined commodities and financial support for
communities worldwide. Mining has become safer for workers. Significant injustices …

[PDF][PDF] Chromite Mining Cooperatives, Tribute Mining Contracts, and Rural Livelihoods in Zimbabwe

J Mujere - International Development Policy, 2024 - library.oapen.org
Transnational corporations dominated chromite mining in Zimbabwe for the entire colonial
period. However, the postcolonial period witnessed a gradual but significant shift toward …