Six Key Factors in Formalizing Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

Formalizing the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector would bring it into the formal sector through legal, regulatory and policy frameworks. We explore six of the key ways we can formalize ASM to bring about potential benefits to millions. January 22, 2018. Share this page:

Small- and medium-scale mining

Abstract. This article summarizes the proceedings of a United Nations organized international Seminar on Guidelines for Development of Small- and Medium-scale Mining, held in Harare, Zimbabwe, in February 1993. The meeting assessed progress in promoting and developing small- and medium-scale mining operations worldwide since the last …

Better Working Conditions Can Improve Safety and Productivity of

A new World Bank and Pact report finds that better working conditions can improve productivity, health, and safety for the over 44 million artisanal miners across 80 countries. The report outlines solutions to improve occupational health and safety, social protection, and fair labor standards for the artisanal and small-scale (ASM) sector and at …

Artisanal and Medium Scale Mining in Nigeria (1) | PPT

5.Mineral Facts • 90% mineral production in Nigeria is in artisanal • Over 500,000 ASM Miners in Nigeria • About 800 registered ASM miners with the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development • Artisanal and Small Scale Mining sector is a significant generator of rural livelihoods that has the potential to alleviate poverty and be a tool for …

An Investigation of the Socio-Economic Benefits of Small …

on a large scale basis. The continent's mining activities are also dominated by medium and small scale mining operations. Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) plays a more a prominent socioeconomic role in the rural, remote areas where there are minimal options for revenue generating activities [1]. ASM has offered employment to …

Rethinking the concept of small-scale mining for technologically

A recent query of Scopus using the search term (keyword, title or abstract) "small-scale mining" (Fig. 1) returned approximately 580 publications dealing with the issues of artisanal small-scale mining.The search demonstrated that the body of research literature describing small-scale mining is expanding, but this focuses on artisanal small …

Innovation in the Mining Industry: Technological Trends and a …

Innovation plays a critical role in the mining industry as a tool to improve the efficiency of its processes, to reduce costs, but also to meet the increasing social and environmental concerns among communities and authorities. Technological progress has also been crucial to allow the exploitation of new deposits in more complex scenarios: …

Sweden Urged European Union (EU) To Ban Bitcoin Mining

Swedish regulators believe that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, Proof-of-Work mining will prevent the country and the European Union from complying with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. In a report, the head of the Sweden Financial Conduct Authority, Eric Tedeen, and the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Bjorn …

Environmental Impacts of Mining: A Study of Mining Communities in Ghana

Mineral exploitation contributes significantly to economic growth and development in most world economies. In Africa, Ghana is the second largest gold producer, contributing to about 5.7% of the country's GDP. The mining sector in Ghana consists of both small-scale and large-scale mining, each of which has varying environmental …

CHAPTER 13 ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING

and small-scale miners;the status,role,and importance of ASM in a country;specific support activities for the sector;and interactions between small-scale miners and large exploration and mining companies. Characteristics and Products of ASM There is as yet no widely accepted definition of artisanal and small-scale mining.The term can be used

Mines and Minerals Act, No. 8 of 2018 | UNEP Law and …

The Act establishes and provides the constitution of the Mineral Resources Committee to examine the qualifications of persons applying for exploration licences, retention licences, medium-scale mining licences and large-scale mining licences and determine their eligibility to be granted the type of licence applied for.

Mining in Peru: overview | Practical Law

The ESIAs for medium and large scale projects are approved by the General Bureau of Environmental Mining Affairs of the MINEM in the case of exploration and by the National Service of Environmental Certification for Sustainable Investments (SENACE) in the case of production; while the ESIA for small and artisanal scale activities are approved ...

CHAPTER 8: ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING

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.

Nuclear Energy in Sweden

Nuclear Power in Sweden. (Updated July 2023) Sweden's nuclear power reactors provide about 40% of its electricity. In 1980, the government decided to phase out nuclear power. In June 2010, Parliament voted to repeal this policy. The country's 1997 energy policy allowed 10 reactors to operate longer than envisaged by the 1980 phase-out policy ...

Mining duties, royalties and taxes in Chile

Medium-scale mining operations are subject to a presumptive tax regime, under which the taxable income of the period is presumed to be a certain percentage of their net sales, being subject to the ...

Sustainable Mining in Sweden

The Sustainable Underground Mining Initiative is a new world standard for the mine of the future including a testbed and virtual mine to develop and test new technology for mining …

EGPS Launches New Emergency Response for Artisanal and Small-Scale

The EGPS emergency relief response will provide short-term and medium-term assistance to a range of international, regional, national and local organizations engaged in artisanal and small-scale mining. The range of interventions considered by the relief response, includes, but is not limited to, the following:

Medium Scale Mining Equipment — Appropriate …

Medium scale mining equipment is available in a variety of sizes for a variety of recoveries from tin, chrome and tantalite right through to gold. Appropriate Process Technologies (APT) employees have decades …

Sweden

Sweden has strong Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and industrial internet sectors, which combined with its high level of education and ability to cooperate effectively across industries, academia, and government, makes Sweden an attractive market for new technologies.

Understanding mining legislation: Tanzania | Mining News

SMLs are issued in respect of large-scale mining operations whose capital is not less than $100 000 000 while a ML is one relating to medium scale mining operations whose capital investment is between $100 000 and $100 000 000. GMLs are reserved for Tanzanian citizens except in the case of joint ventures where 50% of the joint venture …

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