Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining occurs in approximately 80 countries worldwide. There are approximately 100 million artisanal miners globally. Artisanal and small-scale production supply accounts for 80% of global sapphire, 20% of gold mining and up to 20% of diamond mining. It is widespread in developing countries in Africa, Asia, Oceania ...
enable the researcher to conduct an in-depth analysis of how artisanal small-scale mine activities contribute (or destroy) the livelihood activities of rural s in Malawi. Interviews were conducted 1 In this paper the terms "artisanal and small-scale mining" (ASM) and "small-scale mining"(SSM) are used with the same meaning.
Small Scale Artisanal Diamond Mining and Rural Livelihood Diversification in Lesotho by Esther L Makhetha A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree PhD Humanities in the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology at the UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA FACULTY OF HUMANITIES SUPERVISOR: Dr Detlev Krige October 2016
Abstract For years, Ghana has been confronted with illegal small-scale mining commonly known as galamsey. It is alleged that cocoa farmers are relinquishing their farmlands for galamsey, however, as many people in the cocoa farming communities depend on cocoa farming as their primary source of income, it raises questions as to why farmers would want to abandon their farms for galamsey.
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iv Abstract Background: This study explores small-scale gold mining and its impact on the livelihoods and health of miners and community members in Prestea, Ghana. Small-scale mining has served as a source of livelihood for many people in Ghana and Prestea is no exception.
livelihood diversification. Artisanal diamond mining in Lesotho is a livelihood for rural s that is masked by the dominant representation of Lesotho as a labour reserve. Making use of the 'moral economy' and 'human economy' approaches, the thesis explores how artisanal miners in Lesotho engage in diamond digging and
This paper argues that artisanal mining communities are somewhat bound to their operations, and helps explain why formalisation, alternative livelihood projects and military intervention--the traditional strategies employed by governments to tackle illegal mining--have proved ineffective. Findings from recent research carried out in Noyem (Eastern Region of Ghana) are used to illustrate why ...
The results found artisanal manganese mining to be a significant rural livelihood activity with an estimated 325,000 people actively engaged in mining over a wide area during the peak period from 2009–2011. Despite the scale of the industry, negative impacts of mining were found to be minimal.
Small-scale miners produce about 85% of the world's gemstones and 20-25% of all gold. For Villa, the first step is to change minds. Governments and big business need to recognise small-scale ...
This article draws attention to the importance of promoting and regularizing artisanal and small‐scale mining (ASM)—low‐tech, labour‐intensive mineral extraction and processing activity—in sub‐Saharan Africa, focusing on the case of Ghana. An estimated one million people are employed directly in the sector in the country, the majority operating illegally (without a license or on ...
4.2.1 Impacts of Small Scale Mining on People Income The study has revealed that the effects of small scale mining on rural income were found to be both positive and negative. This has been manifested through the unequal distribution of people across the various economic activities with mining recording the largest in terms of percentage.
Abstract This paper argues that a formalized and supported artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector could alleviate significant poverty in rural Malawi. It questions the efficacy of the government's decision to continue promoting a "farm first" strategy to address the country's poverty problem, given the limited capacity of smallholder agriculture to alleviate rural hardship on its own.
Artisanal and small-scale mining and irrigation-based farming are the main sources of rural livelihood used to cope with vulnerability in the drought-prone Mawabeni rural communities of Umzingwane ...
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Downloadable (with restrictions)! Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is often characterised as rush-type activity undertaken by people looking to 'get-rich quick'. An alternative view posits ASM as poverty-driven activity which provides a valuable source of employment to a rural population where agriculture has failed to provide an adequate income.
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) is mineral extraction by individuals, cooperatives, or small companies with minimal capital investment and with much use of manual labour. ASM is an important rural and peri-urban livelihood. ASM is also a dangerous workplace and for many a poverty trap where health risks are many and human rights are few.
Livelihood diversification and the expansion of artisanal mining in rural Tanzania Drivers and policy implications Beatrice Kwai and Gavin Hilson Abstract: This paper provides an extended analysis of livelihood diversification in rural Tanzania, with special emphasis on artisanal and small-scale mining …
in the area were evaluated. Results indicate that overdependence on mining and poor diversification of livelihood options has hindered development of rural communities. Equitable distribution of employment opportunities and revenue from small scale mining remain …
This article examines the dynamics of rural livelihoods in north-eastern Ghana within the context of a changing environment using evidence from the artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) sector. It employs both quantitative and qualitative research methods.
In Ghana, small-scale (gold) mining is defined as, "Mining by any method not involving substantial expenditure by an individual or group of persons not exceeding nine in number or by co-operatives society made up to ten persons or more." In this study the term artisanal mining is defined as mining with the use of manual methods and procedures
Results indicate that overdependence on mining and poor diversification of livelihood options has hindered development of rural communities. Equitable distribution of employment opportunities and revenue from small scale mining remain …
Abstract. Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is replacing smallholder farming as the principal income source in parts of rural Ghana. Structural adjustment policies have removed support for the country's smallholders, devalued their produce substantially and stiffened competition with large-scale …
Small scale mining, both legal and illegal, is crucial as a source of livelihood and income for poverty affected natives. As long as people's livelihoods and means of survival are hinged to the sector, superficial policies to eliminate "galamsey" are a waste of time and if not well managed, could lead to feelings of deprivation and ...
Artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) remains a key livelihood and source of income in mineral-rich countries in the developing world (Hilson, 2002, 2016).In Ghana, it provides employment for over a million people and serves as an economic haven for many rural poor people whose livelihoods are linked directly or indirectly to small-scale mining (Yakovleva, 2007; Hilson, …
2011, p. 501). Years later, mining/farming linkages continue to shape rural labour trajectories and are in need of rigorous scrutiny. Smallholder farming and small-scale mining are now two of the pillars of Zimbabwe's economy. Although illegal under Zimbabwe's colonial era mining laws, which still structure present-day mining
IMPACTS OF SMALL SCALE MINING ON RURAL LIVELIHOODS: THE CASE STUDY OF AMANSIE WEST DISTRICT- ASHANTI By APAM A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF ARTS (BA HONS) DEGREE IN GEOGRAPHY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT THE DEPARMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND RURAL …
1. Introduction. In recent years there has been a growing body of literature on the role of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in positively contributing to rural livelihood diversification in developing countries (Banchirigah and Hilson, 2010; Hilson, 2016, 2009; Hilson and Banchirigah, 2009; Verbrugge, 2016).Despite increasing recognition of the potential of ASM to provide economic ...
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POVERTY AND LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION: EXPLORING THE LINKAGES BETWEEN SMALLHOLDER FARMING AND ARTISANAL MINING IN RURAL GHANA. Godfried Okoh, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, The University of Reading, Reading, UK ... This article draws attention to the importance of promoting and regularizing artisanal and small-scale mining ...
