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Land, labour and capital: Small and large-scale miners in …

The first large-scale mining operation in Papua New Guinea was the Panguna copper mine on the island of Bougainville. The development of this mine in 1972 provided the economic base to support the transition to independence and played a major role in the de-colonisation process. ... The presence of small-scale miners can sometimes provide large ...

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The Resiliency of the Philippine Small-Scale Mining Communities

These conditions make small-scale mining communities more vulnerable to natural disasters. In the Philippines, artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is practiced in more than 30 provinces across the country, employs around 300,000 to 500,000 miners, and supports the livelihood of another two million people nationwide. But with the recent ...

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Artisanal miners: A hidden but critical force in the global …

What comes to mind when you hear the term artisanal miner? Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions about artisanal and small-scale miners, including that their work results in largely negative impacts for society.

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Small-scale Copper mining ignites interest

Small-scale miners in Zimbabwe are warming up to the idea of Copper mining after local businessman Shelton Lucas introduced the idea on various mining platforms generating interest from hundreds of miners.

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Modernizing Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

Artisanal miners often operate on a small scale, focusing on local deposits. Small-scale mining, on the other hand, encompasses a broader scope, including operations that may use more advanced equipment and involve larger groups or formalized enterprises. It is

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Accidents, Injuries, and Safety among Artisanal and Small-Scale …

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) miners in Zimbabwe are faced with occurrences of accidents and injuries. Accidents and injuries were associated with underground mining, long working hours, being 18–35 years old, and being male.

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The 'Zambia Model': A blueprint for formalizing artisanal and small …

Here, despite claims that 'Although small scale miners account for over 34% of gold production, they do not pay mineral royalty', 3 a 3 percent payment has always been deducted on gold purchased by the Precious Minerals and Marketing Corporation ... Large-scale copper mining has long been, and continues to be, the centrepiece of Zambia's ...

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(PDF) Artisanal and small-scale mining in Tanzania and …

The mineral sector, especially its small-scale subsector, has become significant in the emerging economies of the Global South. Tanzania is the focus of this policy exposition paper because, aside ...

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Peru Congress removes mining minister as small miners …

LIMA (Reuters) -Peru's Congress removed Energy and Mines minister Romulo Mucho from his post on Tuesday as protesters from small-scale miners in the Andean nation camped out at the legislature's ...

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Peru Congress Removes Mining Minister as Small Miners …

LIMA (Reuters) -Peru's Congress removed Energy and Mines minister Romulo Mucho from his post on Tuesday as protesters from small-scale miners in the Andean nation camped out at the legislature's ...

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GREEN MINING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE SMALL-SCALE …

GREEN MINING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE SMALL-SCALE MINING INDUSTRY The Philippines is fifth of the most mineral-rich countries in gold, copper, nickel, and chromite and ranks 22nd in the world's gold producing countries in 2017. Mining industry in the Philippines generated and contributed billions of pesos to the national economy in terms of local taxes, fees and royalties.

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Small-Scale Mining in Zimbabwe: Historical …

The current discourse on small-scale mining in Zimbabwe has predominantly been a characterization of the current state of the sector. This paper focuses on the evolution of the sector through ...

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Chile's small-scale miners battling to stay afloat amid copper …

Like many other miners who were let go by larger operations, Carrizo has since turned to small-scale mining and now spends his days 1,000 feet (305 m) underground, chipping away at the copper-rich ...

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Peru's small miners block highways, camp outside Congress …

A government bill sent to Congress last week gave small-scale miners a six-month period to formalize their activities after the current program expires on Dec. 31, but miners say that is not ...

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Health and Safety Risk Mitigation among Artisanal and Small-Scale …

We would like to thank the miners who participated in this study; Zimbabwe Artisanal and Small-Scale Miners Association (ZASMA) leader, Evans Ruzvidzo, for supporting data collection; and the Center for International Health University Hospital University of Munich, for supporting the study. We are grateful to Givemore Sakuhuni and Blessing T ...

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OWNERSHIP OF ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE …

1 Ownership of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Rights in Zambia 1.0 Introduction Mining is the major driver of economic activities in Zambia, accounting for about 12% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and more than 70% of the country's export earnings1. Further, the sector employs about 59,371 people, making it fifth on the country's top sector employment index.

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Kula Resources

Founded in 2020, Kula Resources Limited is an agile resources company focused on minerals essential for EVs and the green energy transition. Comprised of a …

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Peru Congress repeals measure fought by small-scale gold miners …

Peru has for years been trying to formalize small-scale gold miners, amid growing international pressure to shed light on the supply chain of the precious metal in South America's top producer.

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Small Scale Gold Mining Equipment

Our equipment is best used in small-scale extractive metallurgy operations operated by small miners or hobbyist prospectors and mining fanatics. We supply gold mining equipment as well as processing equipment applicable to most base metals such as copper, lead, zinc, etc.,

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Making the case for artisanal and small-scale mining

Despite ASM's significant challenges, University of Michigan researchers argue that artisanal and small-scale mining, or ASM, should be embraced. Minerals such as cobalt, …

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Association urges greater role for small-scale miners in …

Artisanal and Small-Scale Miners (ASM) are crucial to ensuring Zambia benefits fully from the growing demand for critical minerals driven by the rise of Electric Vehicles (EVs), says the Federation of Small-Scale Mining Association of Zambia. ... Zambia unveils ambitious copper, critical minerals strategies to meet projected 3 million tonnes ...

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Achieving the dream of sustainable small-scale copper and …

Kula Resources is a new and agile mining company with the aim to transform small-scale mining in Zambia. It currently has a number of sites (both copper and gold) that it has started mining or is planning to mine within the Northwestern province of Zambia. All sites are within 60 km of its base inRead More

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Unlocking shared value for our global energy …

The company has also recruited 150 previously informal small-scale miners and unlicensed mineral traders that were operating unauthorized on their concession, integrating them into its workforce ...

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The current state of artisanal and small-scale …

Relatively less is known about Zambia's Artisanal Small-Scale Mining (ASM) sector. In contrast to the firms dominating the copper extraction sector, the ASM sector is mostly done on a small scale, locally driven, has low …

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In conversation with Johanna Linus: small-scale mining in …

Small-scale miners usually exploit small mineral deposits that are uneconomical for large-scale mining operations, utilizing rudimentary equipment and simple technology. Namibia hosts a variety of good quality coloured gemstones most of which are exploited by small-scale miners. Approximately 5,000 Namibians earn their income from the small ...

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Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) of Copper in …

According to official government data (2022), artisanal copper mining does not exist, and small-scale mining is only equivalent to 0.2% of national copper production.

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Small Scale Mining

The department is working to legalise the small-scale mining operations that currently exist, and find ways to help make them economically viable in a way that is relevant, understandable and affordable to small- scale miners. The Directorate of Small-Scale Mining assists aspiring small-scale miners in the following ways:

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(PDF) Environmental viewpoint on small-scale copper, …

The amalgamation process is widely employed in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sectors. Miners typically handle mercury carelessly, and often inhale toxic mercury vapors whilst distilling gold amalgam. ... recovery during distillation. Nevertheless, mercury tox- Table 5 Number of workers and salaries for large, medium and small-scale ...

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Occupational Safety, Best Practices, and Legislative …

and drilling.8,9 As SSM usually involves smaller scale work-related activities employed includes traditional pick-and-shovel concerns. Furthermore, the mining practices of small-scale miners are mostly open-cast or quarrying operations. However, underground mining (stopping) methods can also be seen for the gold mines. Gold-processing techniques

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Supporting Indigenous Small-Scale Miners in Namibia

Small-scale miners were mobilized to come together and join the locally managed institution known as Erongo Region Small-scale Miners' Association (Ersma), which was established in 2008. The foundation provided business management training and assisted the association with developing its constitution and legally registering as a not-for ...