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On February 11, 2022, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro published a decree establishing the Program for Supporting the Development of Artisanal Mining (Pró-Mape), which aims to “stimulate” this type of mining “with a view to sustainable development.” However, what would be stimulated is neither “artisanal” nor “sustainable development.” The vision of mining being carried out at […]
As a dynamic and mechanising form of production, artisanal mining is in more direct competition with large corporations than is commonly perceived.
RAPAPORT... GemFair, De Beers’ program to formalize the artisanal and small-scale mining sector, has made its first sale of diamonds, offering goods through the company’s auctions division.A range of rough diamonds from sites in Sierra Leone were available at a De Beers auction last week,...
Ghana is among the top two gold producers in Africa. What has caught little attention, however, is the fact that more than 35% of total gold output in Ghana comes from artisanal and small-scale miners. Artisanal and small-scale mining is estimated to support the livelihoods of some 4.5 million Ghanaians, about 12% of the population. They account for more than 60% of the country’s mining sector labour force. Artisanal and small-scale mining is a low-tech, indigenous and often informal. It occurs in over 80 mineral-rich developing countries. Up to 100 million people globally work in this sect...
Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg ZIMBABWE has a large number of large-scale mines that have shut down, a development which has become a major stumbling block as the country seeks to build a US$12 billion mining sector and position it at the centre of an ambitious economic revival blueprint, a new report has revealed. DUMISANI NYONI In its latest report titled State of Closed Large- and Small-Scale Mines and their Relationship with Artisanal Mining, the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) said the mines closed due to government interference, mismanagement, poor economic and pol...