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This framework document provides a pragmatic approach for designing representative studies and developing uniform sampling guidelines to support estimates of morbidity that are explicitly linked to exposure to land-based contaminants from ASGM activities.

This systematic review, conducted as part of the World Health Organization’s Global Plan of Action for Workers’ Health, sought to assess the state of knowledge on occupational health programs and interventions for the informal ASGM sector.

This study investigates the prevalence of accidents and injuries, as well as the associated risks and existing safety practices in Zimbabwe's ASGM sector.

Este estudio ofrece la primera estimación cuantitativa de la influencia que ejercen la hidrodinámica y los sedimentos en el transporte de mercurio en un río amazónico para un tramo de más de 200 km, afectado por actividades de minería aurífera aluvial.

The purpose of the research was to look into the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) practices in Ghana’s ASGM sector, with a focus on ‘Ntotroso’, and uncover the flaws bringing awareness to regulators and other important stakeholders. 

The International Peace Information Service (IPIS) has undertaken an unprecedented mobile data collection campaign, mapping 450 artisanal and small-scale mining and processing sites in northwest Tanzania. 

Half of the workers in the Congolese artisanal pits are women, and for years they have faced inequality and sexual harassment. Now a grassroots movement aims to change that.

Мөнгөн ус нь ихэвчлэн алтны хүдрээс алт ялган авахад ашиглагддаг. Алт-мөнгөн усны амальгамыг шатаах явцад агаарт ууршсан мөнгөн усаар амьсгалах нь мөнгөн усанд өртөх хамгийн аюултай алхам юм.

The planetGOLD Mongolia project introduced the new systems that are designed as 100% gravimetric technology without using any chemicals in Mongolia's ASGM sector.

This report addresses the interconnectedness of gender equality and mine closure by reviewing current issues and practices in both mine closure and gender equality—and, importantly, where they intersect—and provides policy recommendations for governments to ensure that gender considerations are integrated into all aspects of mine closure