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Artisanal and small-scale mining, and COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: A preliminary analysis

Gavin Hilson, Steven Van Bockstael, Titus Sauerwein, Abigail Hilson, James McQuilken 2020 English

This article offers preliminary reflections on the potential impact of COVID-19 on artisanal and small-scale mining activities in sub-Saharan Africa. In doing so, it revisits the core ideas put forward in the literature in support of showcasing the sector more prominently in the region’s rural development strategies.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization

Access to Finance
Countries:

Burkina Faso
Topics:

COVID-19

Development

Income/Livelihood

Mining Laws and Policies
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Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) and COVID-19: Responding to the pandemic

Alec Crawford, Olivia Lyster, Adam Rolfe 2020 English

This brief outlines some of the main challenges to ASM sector support and regulation in the context of the global pandemic and points tentatively to how governments can move forward with effective ASM sector management in the coming months.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization

Access to Finance
Topics:

Conflict Areas

COVID-19

Development

Due Diligence Resources

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Environmental Impact

Gender

Gold Consumers

Health/Safety

Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations

Income/Livelihood

Mining Laws and Policies
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Update on COVID-19 Impacts on ASGM & planetGOLD Peru

planetGOLD Peru 2020 English

In December 2020 the planetGOLD Peru project team provided an update on: the resumption of ASGM activities in the country after restrictions were lifted; the price of gold; the incidence of COVID-19 in the country; and project activities in mining areas.
Countries:

Peru
Topics:

COVID-19
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Case Study: Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Madre de Dios, Peru

USAID English

While the ASGM sector is present across Peru, the department of Madre de Dios is the epicenter of illicit alluvial gold extraction and the accompanying deforestation. This case study examines the complex drivers behind ASGM sector expansion, the devastating impacts on biodiversity in the region, and the strategies implemented to address the impacts of ASGM in Madre de Dios by the Government of Peru.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization

Access to Finance

Technical Solutions
Countries:

Peru
Topics:

Biodiversity/ Environmental Rehabilitation

Conflict Areas

Cyanide/ Mercury

Development

Due Diligence Resources

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Environmental Impact

Governance

Health/Safety

Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations

Income/Livelihood

Indigenous Peoples

Legal Framework

Mercury Reduction/ Mercury Trade

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing

Mining Laws and Policies

Minamata Convention/National Action Plan

Sustainable Development Goals
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Understanding the use and trade of toxic chemicals in artisanal gold mining: The case of Burkina Faso

Poorva Karkare, ECPDM 2020 English

This note shines light on the use and trade of toxic chemicals in ASGM in Burkina Faso. It argues that interventions to reduce the use of mercury in ASGM operations need to be designed keeping in mind the complexity of the sector, including the actors involved and the fluid arrangements that they strike to win gold. In fact, mercury and gold trade are closely interlinked. Moreover, mercury has become an integral part in the pre-financing arrangements, a dominant form of funding operations in return for gold. These networks of pre-financiers are involved in the smuggling of gold to avoid paying taxes.
Knowledge Areas:

Technical Solutions

Formalization
Countries:

Burkina Faso
Topics:

Cyanide/ Mercury

Income/Livelihood

Mercury Reduction/ Mercury Trade

Mining Laws and Policies
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Economic reactivation in the context of Covid 19, sustainable development, and artisanal and small scale mining

Cristian Darío Castro Urrego, Head of Governance for ARM 2020 English

In general, reactivation plans in the context of Covid 19 should make State investments flow, along with those from big companies, international cooperation and philanthropy to put resources into the pockets of several economic actors (small companies, cooperatives, associations, ASM organizations, women organizations, community organizations, vulnerable families, among others). This should take place with a strategic approach of design and implementation of local projects, subsidies and microcredits to activate the economies of the countries, especially in marginal urban zones and rural zones where there is ASM activity.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization

Access to Finance
Topics:

Conflict Areas

COVID-19

Development

Due Diligence Resources

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Environmental Impact

Gender

Gold Consumers

Governance

Health/Safety

Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations

Income/Livelihood

Legal Framework

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing

Sustainable Development Goals
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Phasing Out Mercury? Ecological Economics and Indonesia's Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector

Samuel J. Spiegel, Sumali Agrawal , Dino Mikha , Kartie Vitamerry , Philippe Le Billon , Marcello Veiga , Kulansi Konolius, Bardolf Paul 2017 English

This article discusses implications of domestic cinnabar mining for controlling mercury in Indonesia's ASGM sector, highlighting obstacles to implementing the Minamata Convention, a treaty that aims to restrict mercury use. We link discussion of mercury mining to other socioeconomic processes, labour relations and power dynamics shaping mercury use in gold mining and hindering collectivised mercury-free technology uptake.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization

Technical Solutions

Access to Finance
Countries:

Indonesia
Topics:

Biodiversity/ Environmental Rehabilitation

Cyanide/ Mercury

Due Diligence Resources

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Environmental Impact

Health/Safety

Income/Livelihood

Mercury Reduction/ Mercury Trade

Minamata Convention/National Action Plan

Sustainable Development Goals
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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.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization
Countries:

Colombia

Ecuador

Guyana

Peru
Topics:

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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COVID-19 and Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining: Implications for National Development

World Bank PACT 2020 English

This presentation explores potential risks to the health of ASM communities presented by the pandemic including access to adequate healthcare and delivery of preventative health services. In addition findings on the impact of the pandemic on men and women were explored, highlighting the disproportionate negative impact of food security experienced by women.
Knowledge Areas:

Awareness Raising

Formalization
Topics:

COVID-19

Development

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Gender

Governance

Health/Safety

Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations

Income/Livelihood

Legal Framework

Mining Laws and Policies

Sustainable Development Goals
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COVID-19 Preventive Measures for the Artisanal Gold Sector

planetGOLD Philippines / Artisanal Gold Council 2020 Filipino

This set of posters developed by the planetGOLD Philippines project team with content produced by the Artisanal Gold Council are awareness raising resources on COVID-19 for the artisanal mining sector. One poster focuses on preventive measures at the mining site, while the other poster provides general information about COVID-19. The information is based on the most recent scientific findings on the coronavirus and recommendations from reputable health organizations.
Knowledge Areas:

Awareness Raising
Countries:

Philippines
Topics:

COVID-19

Health/Safety
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