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 …

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) provides a vitally important livelihood for millions of
people in many low-and middle-income countries. ASM can result in habitat clearance …

Challenging Canada's image as a humane, enlightened global actor, Colonial Extractions
examines the troubling racial logic that underpins Canadian mining operations in several …

This paper investigates whether the benefits assumed to flow from the formalization of the
artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector in developing countries actually materialize in …

A new development model has recently emerged in Eastern Cameroon: privately-operated
artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), financed largely by Chinese actors. This paper …

While artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) and its impact on socio-economic
development have produced voluminous studies, knowledge of the underlying migratory …

Mining is a multi‐billion‐dollar industry spanning major to artisanal and small‐scale mines,
with diverse local to regional socio‐economic and environmental impacts. Sub Saharan …

It has been reported that persistent cyanide pollution occurs in artisanal small-scale gold
mining (ASGM)-affected catchment areas in Burkina Faso. In the present study, the logistic …

Unlike many other land uses, the area on which mineral extraction can be done is limited.
The fact that the mines have to be produced where they exist without being able to choose a …

This paper presents findings from a detailed study carried out in 24 artisanal and small-scale
mining (ASM) communities in six locations in the East Region of Cameroon, with particular …