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Skills Building for Women in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

IIED & IGF English

Women play a crucial role in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). While their challenges in the sector have been studied extensively, increased effort is needed to create a more widespread understanding of their importance to ASM.
Knowledge Areas:

Awareness Raising
Countries:

Mongolia
Topics:

Income/Livelihood

Governance

Gender

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing
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Forest-Smart Mining: Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining in Forest Landscapes

World Bank 2019 English

This report reviews existing knowledge and experience around mining in forested landscapes. It focuses on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). It analyzed several active ASM mine sites as case studies to identify good and bad practices for forest-smart mining and the conditions and mechanisms that motivate these practices.
Knowledge Areas:

Technical Solutions

Formalization
Countries:

Colombia

Ecuador

Indonesia

Mongolia
Topics:

Governance

Biodiversity/ Environmental Rehabilitation

Environmental Impact
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State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector

World Bank 2019 English

This report showcases data contributions made to Delve and demonstrates the potential for a deeper sector analysis when stakeholders share data. As the inaugural report of a planned annual series, the 2019 edition explores the origins and impact of what is identified as the ‘global data gap’ on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). It outlines how through collaboration, the gap can be addressed to guide more effective ASM formalization efforts across the globe. Future reports will examine emerging themes of critical importance to ASM.
Knowledge Areas:

Awareness Raising
Countries:

Mongolia

Guyana

Peru
Topics:

Baseline Assessments

Mining Laws and Policies

Legal Framework

Governance
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SDC experiences with Formalization and Responsible Environmental Practices in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining in Latin America and Asia (Mongolia)

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation 2011 English

The present paper summarizes the lessons learnt by SDC and its cooperation partners at governmental, institutional and community level during the past two decades. It is dedicated to the millions of artisanal miners and their families who deserve a life in dignity, and intended as a contribution to the common global goal of reducing mercury emissions.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization

Technical Solutions
Countries:

Mongolia

Ecuador

Peru
Topics:

Health/Safety

Income/Livelihood

Governance

Environmental Impact

Development
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Analysis of Formalization Approaches in the Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining Sector Based on Experiences in Ecuador, Mongolia, Peru, Tanzania, and Uganda. A compendium of case studies.

UNEP 2012 English

This document compiles the summaries of the five case studies that were developed for the analysis for stakeholders on formalization in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector based on experiences in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization
Countries:

Ecuador

Mongolia

Peru
Topics:

Governance

Mining Laws and Policies
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Skills Building for Women in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

Forest-Smart Mining: Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining in Forest Landscapes

State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector

SDC experiences with Formalization and Responsible Environmental Practices in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining in Latin America and Asia (Mongolia)

Analysis of Formalization Approaches in the Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining Sector Based on Experiences in Ecuador, Mongolia, Peru, Tanzania, and Uganda. A compendium of case studies.