scholarly journals Muddy rivers and toxic flows: Risks and impacts of artisanal gold-mining in the riverine catchments of Bombana, Southeast Sulawesi (Indonesia)

2018 ◽  
pp. 295-310
Author(s):  
Sara Beavis ◽  
Andrew McWilliam
Keyword(s):  
Gold Mining ◽  
Artisanal Gold Mining

Leaching Gold with Cassava: An Option to Eliminate Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining

2021 ◽  
pp. 127531
Author(s):  
P. Torkaman ◽  
M.M. Veiga ◽  
L.R.P. de Andrade Lima ◽  
L.A. Oliveira ◽  
J.S. Motta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gold Mining ◽  
Artisanal Gold Mining

A Study on Ivory Coast with the Impacts of Artisanal Gold Mining on Local Livelihoods and the Mining Industry

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 68-77
Author(s):  
Kouame Joseph Arthur Kouame ◽  
Fu Xing Jiang ◽  
Yu Feng ◽  
Si Tao Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Ivory Coast ◽  
Gold Mining ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Barriers To Entry ◽  
Chemical Contaminants ◽  
Artisanal Mining ◽  
Local Livelihoods ◽  
Artisanal Gold Mining ◽  
Main Activity

In rural regions, mining is an activity that employs many people due to the fact that the barriers to entry are sometime trivial, with very low technology, capital fund and no specialized skills required. Many people including children into artisanal mining in Ivory Coast because they can earn higher incomes in mining than through other traditional activities such as agriculture, which is the main activity in the country. Artisanal mining contribute to reduce the abject poverty and it offers many others opportunities. However, this activity has many negative social impacts. Local people including miners are risking their life everyday due to the unsanitary conditions, prostitution, chemical contaminants, and alcoholism, and also the large degradation of lands. The main objective of this Paper is to understand how artisanal gold mining in the Ivory Coast affects local livelihoods and the environment. Some key recommendations for addressing artisanal mining activities in order to have a good option for sustainable management of mineral resources in the country are proposed.

scholarly journals Linking Geological and Health Sciences to Assess Childhood Lead Poisoning from Artisanal Gold Mining in Nigeria

2013 ◽  
Vol 121 (6) ◽  
pp. 744-750 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey S. Plumlee ◽  
James T. Durant ◽  
Suzette A. Morman ◽  
Antonio Neri ◽  
Ruth E. Wolf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lead Poisoning ◽  
Gold Mining ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Childhood Lead Poisoning ◽  
Artisanal Gold Mining

Artisanal gold mining: both a woman’s and a man’s world. A Uganda case study

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 471-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Mpagi ◽  
Nalubega Flavia Ssamula ◽  
Beatrice Ongode ◽  
Sally Henderson ◽  
Harriet Gimbo Robinah
Keyword(s):  
Gold Mining ◽  
Artisanal Gold Mining
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