The Colombian government included gold mining as one of the drivers of development for
the period 2014–2018. Large-scale gold mining is expanding due mainly to international …

This article is one of three synthesis reports resulting from an integrated assessment (IA) of
artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana. Given the complexities that involve …

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 economic and social outcomes of mining development can be enhanced by positioning
local communities central to development activities. Conventional approaches have failed to …

In many developing countries, multinational enterprises (MNEs) in mining operate alongside
fast-growing communities of informal artisanal, small-scale miners. This has led to direct …

This paper examines how artisanal miners in northern Madagascar have contested state-
corporate authority and staked claims to subterranean territory through the production and …

Despite the risk of significant adverse toxicological effects of Hg to humans and wildlife, Hg
use in anthropogenic activities, and artisanal small‐scale gold mining (ASGM) in particular …

Abstract In South Kivu Province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the use of
new technologies in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has proliferated over the …

To attract greater levels of foreign direct investment into their gold-mining sectors, many
mineral-rich countries in sub-Saharan Africa have been willing to overlook serious instances …

The rapid growth of roving mining camps has negatively influenced their surrounding
environment. Although artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is a major source of …