Lessons learned on managing the interface between large-scale and artisanal and small-scale gold mining. The new in-depth study 'Lessons Learned on managing the interface between the large-scale and …
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The 2024 planetGOLD Global Forum on Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) took place June 3-5, 2024, in the Batangas municipality of the Philippines. ... including technologies for mercury-free gold processing, opportunities to improve financial access for the sector, strategies to protect vulnerable people, taxation policies, and more. ...
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The labor management system in illegal small-scale mining varies diversely and has no objective standards, as found in research related to small-scale gold mining in Pongkor, West Java. The absence of a defined labor system arrangement that is in accordance with labor standards puts mining workers at a major disadvantage.
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Worldwide mining operations are as much as 28 percent less productive today than a decade ago, according to new McKinsey research. The results from McKinsey's new MineLens Productivity Index (MPI), which adjusts for declining ore grades and mine cost inflation, show that the pronounced decline in productivity is evident …
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1.. IntroductionAmalgamation is the preferred method used by artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) to recover free gold from alluvial/colluvial or primary ores [1], [2].Worldwide, 10–15 million artisanal gold miners in more than 70 countries extract on average 350 tonnes/a of gold, and in the process, release 640–1350 tonnes/a of …
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The Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector in Nigeria is in a deplorable state characterised by the use of inadequate mining and processing methods and manual tools by the local ...
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The Ministry is crafting the Minerals Development Policy, Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) Strategy, and the Value Addition and Beneficiation Strategy. Stakeholder consultations have been conducted in all provinces, and feedback is being incorporated into draft policies to improve mining sector governance. 8. Capacitation of …
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Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) is a critical livelihood in this region, estimated to support half the population, and yet is responsible for the deforestation of wide swaths of Amazon rainforest and the release of toxic mercury into the environment – two urgent public health and environmental issues that are intertwined.
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The mining sub-sector in Ghana comprises of the large-scale miners (licensed), the artisanal and small-scale miners who exclusively engage in legal and/or illegal mining, and landowners, predominantly farmers in mining communities who sell their farmlands to artisanal small-scale miners as a form of income generation (Danyo …
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The severe environmental repercussions of small-scale gold mining in riverbeds and forest reserves, which employ advanced machinery, prompted a two-year ban on small-scale activities in 2019. The government also prohibited the issuance of mining permits for gold exploration/mining in forest reserve zones and imposed a ban on …
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DOI: 10.1016/J.RESOURPOL.2004.07.002 Corpus ID: 153383411; Strategies for sustainable development of the small-scale gold and diamond mining industry of Ghana @article{Amankwah2003StrategiesFS, title={Strategies for sustainable development of the small-scale gold and diamond mining industry of Ghana}, …
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Assume your gold mining business has 10 leased mining sites, each operated by different small-scale miners. With your enhanced marketing efforts, you manage to attract an incremental 20% of new customers to lease and produce gold from your sites. Previously, your average monthly gold production from each mining site was 100 ounces.
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moving. Mining companies cannot control these two areas, so changes in TFP performance do not fully reflect operational performance and productivity. Mining …
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Keywords: mining sustainability; artisanal small-scale gold mining; Hg-free. 1. Introduction. The concept of "sustainable mining operations" is based on the efficiency of operations and rigorous mine …
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Here are some strategies to consider, from Deloitte's "Mining spotlight on sliding productivity and spiraling costs.". 1. Strengthen mine planning. To improve sector productivity, companies can: Refocus on …
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The International Labour Organisation defines small-scale mining as less intense and operated with basic or low-level machinery.11 In Ghana, small-scale mining involves "the mining of gold by a technique not involving substantial expenditure by an individual or group of people not exceeding nine in number or by a supportive society …
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The widespread prevalence of illegal Artisanal Small-Scale Mining has raised significant concerns about its environmental and health impacts. This study investigates the effects of two mining methods (alluvial and chamfi) on soil physical, chemical, and microbial properties four years after mining in three municipalities of the Western Region of Ghana.
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This paper reviews a series of strategies for improving environmental performance in the small-scale gold mining industry. Although conditions vary regionally, few regulations and policies exist specifically for small-scale gold mining activity. Furthermore, because environmental awareness is low in …
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This paper explores possible strategies that aim to make small-scale gold mining in Ghana more sustainable (i.e. more efficient, less destructive to the …
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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is the leading global source of anthropogenic mercury (Hg) release to the environment. Top-down mercury reduction efforts have had limited results, but a bottom-up embrace of cyanide (CN) processing could eventually displace mercury amalgamation for gold recovery.
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The artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector is considered one of the most important sources of income for both rural and urban communities in Zimbabwe, particularly with diminished ...
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1. Introduction. Formalizing artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), rather than criminalizing it, is now generally accepted as a global 'best practice' by major …
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Rises in gold prices since the early 2000s – US$ 8652/kg in Nov 2000 rising to US$60,688/kg in Dec 2020 (World Gold Council, 2021) – mean artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is very lucrative in Ghana (Osumanu, 2020). Together with the promise of rapid returns, this has encouraged many rural people to engage in it.
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For instance, in West Africa, the use of farmlands for mining activities, notably, artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is increasingly becoming one of the non-farm livelihood options for farm s in mining communities (Wegenast et al., 2019; Baffour-Kyei et al., 2021; Huntington and Marple-Cantrell, 2022).
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A woman miner holds a weighing scale and small pieces of gold collected at a small-scale gold mine Sagada, Mt. Province In the Philippines, there are two major laws that govern ASGM; 1) Presidential …
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This article examines the policy framework in place for small-scale gold mining in Zimbabwe. Through an analysis of stakeholder interviews and industry performance, the paper argues that the main ...
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It focuses on creating value for mining processes by quantifying the impact of their solutions while improving key productivity indicators in mineral extraction and processing.
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This project was focused on convening stakeholders to develop and implement strategies to reduce child labor and improve working conditions in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Ghana and Philippines. It's immediate objectives are focused on strengthening implementation of laws, policies, and action plans to address child labor …
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