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Artisanal and SmallScale Mining ASM Gold Resources The RMI actively supports and encourages member involvement in initiatives that create economic and development opportunities for artisanal and smallscale miners Below is a description of responsible gold projects that RMI members as well as smelters or refiners SORs can get involved in.
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Health Although health issues in artisanal and smallscale gold mining are of serious concerns they can be mitigated through education improved processes and best practices Environment Mercury use and water consumption are two environmental concerns associated with artisanal and smallscale gold mining.
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The Mercury Problem in Artisanal Gold Mining Mercurybased artisanal and smallscale gold mining ASGM causes more mercury pollution than any other human activity 1 In this practice mercury metal is used to extract gold from ore as a stable amalgam The amalgam is then heated to evaporate the mercury and isolate the gold.
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2019519Artisanal and small scale gold mining ASGM represents 20 per cent of global gold production Although it can be devastating to environments and the health of many it also has the potential to improve the lives of some of the worlds poorest people including many in Asia.
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2019518Responsible Gold Sourcing from Artisanal and SmallScale Mining Scoping Study on Developing Pilot Supply Chains ii Executive Summary Public and political discussions increasingly acknowledge the role of responsible supply chains in order to support decent working conditions protect the environment and apply adequate due diligence.
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2019523One of the main areas of OECDs work in the responsible sourcing of minerals is to ensure that international standards do not further marginalise workers of the informal sector This implies working on the formalisation of Artisanal and SmallScale Mining ASM ASM is a major source of mineral .
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201715Health Issues in Artisanal and SmallScale Gold Mining Training for health professionals Version 10 One of the purposes of the manual is to help with implementation of Minamata Convention.
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An estimated 16 million people in low and lowermiddle income countries are dependent on Artisanal and Smallscale Gold Mining ASGM as a form of livelihood However it is widely associated with negative environmental social labour and health impacts.
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2015724In many developing countries artisanal and smallscale mining ASM is largely a povertydriven activity which plays an important economic role It is estimated that in the order of 13 million people in about 30 countries are directly engaged in smallscale mining a significant proportion of whom are women and children.
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2015316much larger role in artisanal mining as compared to largescale mining Despite the significant involvement and contribution of women to the artisanal and smallscale mining ASM sector a growing body of evidence reveals that women are differently and more negatively impacted by their engagement in ASM in their communities.
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Health Although health issues in artisanal and smallscale gold mining are of serious concerns they can be mitigated through education improved processes and best practices Environment Mercury use and water consumption are two environmental concerns associated with artisanal and smallscale gold mining.
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A common definition for the Artisanal SmallScale Mining sector has not been adopted as its legal status defining criteria and local definitions vary from country to country 1Artisanal and SmallScale Mining ASM are formal or informal operations with predominantly simplified forms of exploration extraction processing and transportation.
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2019219To regulate or not regulate the artisanal and smallscale mining ASM industry That indeed is the question A question which has long been on the lips of the formal mining sector government environmentalists human right activists health and safety practitioners and the list goes on.
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The International Labour Organisation ILO reports that worldwide between 11 and 13 million people directly depend on ASM artisanal and smallscale mining for their survival and 80 to 100 million people engage in ASM as a seasonal activity more than the number of people employed in largescale mining.
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The artisanal and smallscale gold mining ASGM district of PortoveloZaruma is the oldest and largest of its kind in Ecuador Gold mining has occurred in this region since the Incan conquest in the 15th century scaled up by the Spanish crown in the 16th century and consolidated by the presence of South American Development Company SADCO from the beginning of the 20th century.
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Artisanal and smallscale mining ASM is a complex and diversified sector across much of the developing world The guidance outlines a stepbystep process includes measures to ensure effective inclusive strategy development and implementation as well .
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2019518Responsible Gold Sourcing from Artisanal and SmallScale Mining Scoping Study on Developing Pilot Supply Chains ii Executive Summary Public and political discussions increasingly acknowledge the role of responsible supply chains in order to support decent working conditions protect the environment and apply adequate due diligence.
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201715Health Issues in Artisanal and SmallScale Gold Mining Training for health professionals Version 10 One of the purposes of the manual is to help with implementation of Minamata Convention.
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2015122the artisanal and the smallscale miner We distinguish between artisanal and smallscale mining Artisanal as used in this paper refers to unorganized mining activity that does not make use of sophisticated machinery whereas smallscale is used in the context of organized miners that may not.
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2019520The artisanal smallscale gold mining ASGM sector exposes miners to toxic mercury when they use the chemical to extract gold from ore However with the right policies and market incentives ASGM presents an opportunity to fight mercury use and contamination protecting miners health and the environment at the same time The Global Environment Facility GEF is looking to.
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2016121419th century gold rushes from 18491929 US Canada Australia New Zealand and South Africa Gradual shift into larger organized groups of miners and eventual industrialization a response to organizational and technological necessity and government policies Photos courtesy of the Artisanal Gold Council.
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A new shine to gold Reducing health hazards of artisanal and smallscale gold mining Artisanal and smallscale gold mining is the worlds largest employer in the extraction sector with up to 15 million miners in 70 countries including four to five million women and children It is also a big business supplying up to 20 per cent of the .
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Mercury use in artisanal and smallscale gold mining ASGM has captured global attention and concern for decades Policy makers and development practitioners routinely promote awareness campaigns and technical assistance to address mercury use in ASGM however this focus obscures other barriers that stand in the way of addressing mercury emissions from the sector.
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7 Artisanal and SmallScale Mining ASM Highcommodity value metals such as gold tin and tantalum are especially linked to ASM which significantly adds to their world supply The artisanal and smallscale mining sector which provides livelihood for millions of people in the world is part of the informal and often illegal trading chain of .
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2017128Artisanal and SmallScale Gold Mining Women and Health or swallow as well as suffering from severe seizures and pain Minamata disease does not show mercy on children who were born prepolluted by mercury that penetrated into the fetus in the mothers womb.
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20151118Artisanal mining primarily depends on the most basic tools hammers picks shovels buckets wheelbarrows etc and manual labor for excavation More advanced organization and production methods such as the use of bulldozers and advanced mechanization can also be referred to as smallscale mining The term ASM is thus used.
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PDF More than 13 million people in the South are directly engaged in smallscale mining many of whom are women and children with another 80 to 100 million depending on it for some aspect .
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Artisanal and SmallScale Mining Training An interview with John Tychsen PanAfGeo launched an initiative supporting the training of geoscientific staff from African Geological Surveys through the creation of an innovative training program The training program includes the acquisition and development of crucial professional skills to .
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2008108 Artisanal and smallscale mining is practiced in about 50 countries by people who live in the poorest and most remote rural areas with few employment alternatives At least 20 million people engage in artisanal and smallscale mining and a further 100 million people depend on .
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2018410Artisanal and smallscale mining is also the source of the largest releases of mercury estimated at 1400 tonnes per year in 2011 according to the Minamata Convention Exposure to mercury can have serious health impacts including irreversible brain damage.
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