Abstract Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) activities continue to grow in many
resource-endowed countries with ASM-generated revenues serving as a precursor to socio …

This paper reviews the literature on the linkages between subsistence agriculture and
artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)—low-tech mineral extraction and processing—in …

Increasing gold and mineral mining activity in rivers across the global tropics has degraded
ecosystems and threatened human health,. Such river mineral mining involves intensive …

This paper presents fresh ideas on why, in sub-Saharan Africa, people choose to engage in
artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)–low-tech, labour-intensive mineral extraction and …

This article contributes to the debate on the formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining
(ASM)–low-tech, labour-intensive mineral extraction and processing–in developing …

This paper explains how formalizing and supporting artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)–
low-tech, labor-intensive mineral processing and extraction–would help governments in sub …

This paper introduces 'formalization bubbles' as a framework to facilitate the regularization of
artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)–low-tech, labour-intensive mineral extraction and …

This article uses an ecological economics approach to analyse tensions surrounding efforts
to phase out mercury in Indonesia's artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector …

The use of mercury in gold mining has negative impacts on the ecosystem and has raised
concerns. Ghana and many nations are at the forefront of adopting mercury-free gold mining …

This paper reflects critically on efforts made to formalize artisanal and small-scale mining
(ASM)–low-tech, labour-intensive mineral extraction and processing–in Mozambique …