The Socio Economic Impacts Of Artisanal And Small Scale Mining In Developing Countries
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Author |
: G.M. Hilson |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 738 |
Release |
: 2003-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780203971284 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0203971280 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Socio-Economic Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Developing Countries by : G.M. Hilson
The purpose of this book is to examine both the positive and negative socioeconomic impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining in developing countries. In recent years, a number of governments have attempted to formalize this rudimentary sector of industry, recognizing its socioeconomic importance. However, the industry continues to be plagued by
Author |
: Thomas Hentschel |
Publisher |
: IIED |
Total Pages |
: 94 |
Release |
: 2003 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781843694700 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1843694700 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Synopsis Artisanal and Small-scale Mining by : Thomas Hentschel
Based on studies from countries in Africa, South America and Asia, looks at small-scale mining activities which often are both illegal and environmentally damaging, and dangerous for workers and their communities. Gives an overview on the issues and challenges involved, concluding about how sustainable development can be achieved.
Author |
: Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt |
Publisher |
: ANU Press |
Total Pages |
: 399 |
Release |
: 2018-03-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781760461720 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1760461725 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis Between the Plough and the Pick by : Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt
y global social, agrarian and political changes, whilst underlining the roles that local social political-historical contexts play in shaping mineral extractive processes and practices. It shows that the people who are engaged in these mining practices are often the poorest and most exploited labourers-erstwhile peasants caught in the vortex of global change, who perform the most insecure and dangerous tasks. Although these people are located at the margins of mainstream economic life, they collectively produce enormous amounts of diverse material commodities and find a livelihood (and often a pathway out of oppressive poverty). The contributions to this book bring these people to the forefront of debates on resource politics. The contributors are international scholars and practitioners who explore the complexities in the histories, in labour and production practices, the forces driving such mining, the creative agency and capacities of these miners, as well as the human and environmental costs of ASM. They show how these informal, artisanal and small scale miners are inextricably engaged with, or bound to, global commodity values, are intimately involved in the production of new extractive territories and rural economies, and how their labour reshapes agrarian communities and landscapes of resource access and control. This book drives home the understanding that, collectively, this social and economic milieu redefines our conceptualisation of resource politics, mineral dependent livelihoods, extractive geographies of resources and commodities, and their multiple meanings.
Author |
: Tieguhong Julius Chupezi |
Publisher |
: CIFOR |
Total Pages |
: 98 |
Release |
: 2009 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9786028693141 |
ISBN-13 |
: 6028693146 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis Impacts of artisanal gold and diamond mining on livelihoods and the environment in the Sangha Tri-National Park landscape by : Tieguhong Julius Chupezi
Author |
: Gavin M. Hilson |
Publisher |
: Practical Action |
Total Pages |
: 364 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105128304669 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis Small-scale Mining, Rural Subsistence and Poverty in West Africa by : Gavin M. Hilson
Critical assessment of initiatives in the development of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in ECOWAS countries (Economic Community of West African States). Emphasises the need to understand the socioeconomic conditions, environmental and policy issues in order to achieve sustainable development. Gives case studies from selected Anglophone and Francophone countries.
Author |
: Sharon D'Souza |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 191 |
Release |
: 2014 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:894278777 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ninja Miners by : Sharon D'Souza
This thesis investigates the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of artisanal and smallscale mining (ASM) in Mongolia. In the face of extreme poverty and a lack of employment opportunities, ASM has fast become an important industry in providing the poor in developing countries with a means to secure a livelihood. Despite widespread advocacy of ASM by international organisations as a method of poverty reduction, many governments and local communities view ASM as a hindrance, and an activity that results in widespread land degradation, and poor health and safety standards. These, combined with the perception that ASM perpetuates poverty through high sensitivity to physical hazards, accidents and a lack of knowledge about safer, environmentally friendly techniques, makes a discussion on ASM both complex and interesting. With this narrative in mind, this thesis scrutinizes and evaluates the development of ASM in Mongolia, exploring its grown and relative importance to rural Mongolians. In this thesis, it is argued that, while ASM provides lucrative economic benefits for the poor through increased job opportunities and alternative livelihoods, the informal nature of the industry has resulted in widespread social and environmental effects. Recent legislative changes to legalise the industry do not accurately target the needs of the sector, hindering the development of the sector. Moreover, a shortage of resources has meant that training and capacity building initiatives are only accessible to a few miners, which has led to continued environmental and safety problems. A qualitative research approach was used to fulfil the research objectives, which involved dissecting the key issues of ASM in Mongolia. Evidence indicates that ASM serves as an important source of livelihood for the poor by providing income and employment in areas that offer few opportunities. The evaluation of ASM in Mongolia shows that efforts to legalise the activity serve merely as a stepping-stone to dealing with the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of the industry at an aggregate level since the use of mercury combined with a lack of land rehabilitation efforts continue to run high. Rural Mongolians lack the adequate social safety net that would enable them to prosper in ASM; as a result, they are vulnerable to accidents and shocks that perpetuate their cycle of poverty. Local authorities and NGOs are ill-equipped to handle the onslaught of impacts from ASM and, as a result, are unable to provide extension services to miners. This research argues there is a need for increased collaboration between stakeholders to mitigate the impacts of ASM on the economy, society and the environment in Mongolia.
Author |
: Deborah Fahy Bryceson |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 237 |
Release |
: 2013-10-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781135051976 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1135051976 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Mining and Social Transformation in Africa by : Deborah Fahy Bryceson
After more than three decades of economic malaise, many African countries are experiencing an upsurge in their economic fortunes linked to the booming international market for minerals. Spurred by the shrinking viability of peasant agriculture, rural dwellers have been engaged in a massive search for alternative livelihoods, one of the most lucrative being artisanal mining. While an expanding literature has documented the economic expansion of artisanal mining, this book is the first to probe its societal impact, demonstrating that artisanal mining has the potential to be far more democratic and emancipating than preceding modes. Delineating the paradoxes of artisanal miners working alongside the expansion of large-scale mining investment in Africa, Mining and Social Transformation in Africa concentrates on the Tanzanian experience. Written by authors with fresh research insights, focus is placed on how artisanal mining is configured in relation to local, regional and national mining investments and social class differentiation. The work lives and associated lifestyles of miners and residents of mining settlements are brought to the fore, asking where this historical interlude is taking them and their communities in the future. The question of value transfers out of the artisanal mining sector, value capture by elites and changing configurations of gender, age and class differentiation, all arise.
Author |
: AUDAX RUKONGE |
Publisher |
: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 104 |
Release |
: 2010-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 3838333403 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9783838333403 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis Socio-Economic Impact of Mining Transnational Corporations by : AUDAX RUKONGE
The mineral subsector has traditionally offered informal and formal employment to local communities. Discovery of mines is accompanied with realignment of socio-economic and cultural context of an area. New Mineral Policy and Mineral Act were developed in 1990s that allowed foreign investors in the mining industry. The influx of foreign investment companies was received with mixed feel by the government, local communities and artisanal and small-scale miners. However there is little evidence of minerals' significant contribution in curbing poverty. This book examines a particular case in Tanzania, where artisanal and small-scale miners, local companies and communities are engaged in mining activities. Limited consultation culminates into misgiving and brews conflicts between the investors and artisanal and small-scale miners. Conflicts chock the chances for collaboration. Being at receiving end, mining communities are mostly affected whenever there are conflicts that cause the mines to close thereby affecting the livelihood communities. Relevant authorities have to strategize how stakeholders can complement each other and effectively contribute to poverty reduction.
Author |
: Gary McMahon |
Publisher |
: World Bank Publications |
Total Pages |
: 348 |
Release |
: 2001-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0821350021 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780821350027 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Synopsis Large Mines and the Community by : Gary McMahon
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Author |
: Marilyn Carr |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 54 |
Release |
: 1997 |
ISBN-10 |
: IND:30000119061905 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Synopsis Environmental Protection and Its Employment Effects on Miners in Small and Artisanal Mines in Zimbabwe by : Marilyn Carr