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Mining and Indigenous Peoples
Nicholas Bainton English
This paper provides a global overview of anthropological studies on the relationship between Indigenous people and mining. It written with a broad audience in mind, especially for teaching. It covers a range of topics, from Contested Terrain and The Rise of a Global Industry to Agreement Making with Indigenous Peoples, and Emerging Directions and Enduring Debates.
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Extractive industries and Indigenous Peoples
James Anaya English
This is the final thematic report of James Anaya, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, to the Human Rights Council. Building upon previous reports, it addresses the human rights concerns of indigenous peoples relating to extractive industries.
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Tecnologías lternativas para el beneficio del oro
Melissa Correa Marcello Veiga Spanish
La presente compilación de tecnologías para el procesamiento de material aurífero se une a los esfuerzos del Gobierno Colombiano y el Gobierno Canadiense para reducir las liberaciones antropogénicas del mercurio al medio ambiente. En el presente documento observarán equipos y recomendaciones para el beneficio del oro, paso a paso desde la llegada del mineral a la planta de procesamiento hasta la fundición. Se presentarán cuatro casos relevantes a nivel nacional, en la minería artesanal libre de mercurio.
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Socioeconomic and environmental assessment of informal artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana
K.J. Bansah, N.K. Dumakor-Dupey, B.A. Kansake, E. Assan, and P. Bekui English
The paper includes a case study of an informal ASM-affected community located in the Western Region of Ghana. A two-phase mixed-method approach consisting of literature reviews, questionnaires, interviews, and water quality assessments was employed.
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Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives as Social Innovation for Governance and Practice: A Review of Responsible Mining Initiatives
Philipp C. Sauer and Michael Hiete English
The article draws on the certification requirements of 20 responsible mining initiatives globally and analyses their dual role in transforming on the one hand the responsible mining initiatives themselves and the certified companies as well as the mining practice.
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Undermining Rights: Indigenous Lands and Mining in the Amazon
Patricia Quijano Vallejos, Peter Veit, Pedro Tipula and Katie Reytar English
Conducting geospatial analysis of the Amazon biogeographic region, this report estimates, for the first time, the full extent of legal, large-scale mining concessions and illegal mining operations on Indigenous territories within the rainforest. The study focuses on Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Peru.
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- Biodiversity/ Environmental Rehabilitation
- Conflict Areas
- Cyanide/ Mercury
- Development
- Due Diligence Resources
- Due Diligence/Responsible Gold
- Environmental Impact
- Gender
- Gold Consumers
- Governance
- Health/Safety
- Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations
- Income/Livelihood
- Indigenous Peoples
- Legal Framework
- Mining Laws and Policies
- Sustainable Development Goals
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The Impact of COVID-19 on ASM Communities in Northern Tanzania
Elard Mawala, Lotte Hoex, Mieke Thierens English
Set up as a small qualitative scoping study, this IPIS Insight aims to highlight key elements of the socio-economic impact of Covid-19 measures and restrictions on artisanal mining communities in northern Tanzania, as observed by selected members of these mining communities.
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- Health/Safety
- Mining Laws and Policies
- Minamata Convention/National Action Plan
- Legal Framework
- Income/Livelihood
- Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations
- Governance
- Environmental Impact
- Due Diligence/Responsible Gold
- Due Diligence/ Supply Chains
- Development
- Conflict Areas
- Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing
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Indigenous Relations and the Extractives Industry | HIGH GRADE Talks with Lana Eagle
CIRDI English
Lana Eagle is one of Canada’s most respected Aboriginal relations strategists, well-known in the mineral exploration sector for her depth of knowledge regarding aboriginal engagement, for helping companies to build relationships with Aboriginal communities. Her background is in banking, economic development, wealth management and mineral exploration. Lana was a “pioneer” for Aboriginal women in being one of the first to chair a publicly traded junior mineral exploration company.
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World emissions of mercury from artisanal and small scale gold mining and the knowledge gaps about them
Kevin H. Telmer and Marcello M. Veiga English
The authors estimate mercury releases from artisanal and small scale gold mining (ASGM) based on available data about mercury and gold exports and imports by country and from field reports from the countries known to have active ASGM communities.
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