Four decades of support for artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa: A critical review

Hilson, Gavin; McQuilken, James

doi:10.1016/j.exis.2014.01.002

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“…This would be consistent with the grassroots-oriented, bottom-up idea which has been raised in literature (Hilson & McQuilken 2014). If policy makers pursue grassroots-oriented ideas, they may be able to redeem themselves from the miners' perception that the policy makers and the rest of government compromise AS miners' welfare in favour of the large scale companies or those with capital capabilities.…”

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Integration of health and safety risk management into the implementation of gold processing technology in artisanal and small scale mining (ASM) communities in the Philippines

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Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is a growing industry sector employing 20 to 30 million people worldwide. In the Philippines ASM activities are an important source of employment and a significant contributor to the country's economy. However, ASM activities are also the source of health, safety and environmental (HSE) issues that impact people at work, in the home, and in communities. HSE risks can be reduced depending if mercury-free technology is introduced, implemented and accepted in key Philippine ASM provinces.In this study, risk factors that affect the technology implementation process are identified using the risk perceptions of key stakeholders who can have a significant influence on the acceptance of technology through their roles. The risk perceptions were collected from the technology experts that shaped the technology design and construction, from the technology endusers -the AS miners who will determine the technology acceptance and assimilation, from government representatives and advocate groups who influence the sustainability of the technology in terms of its function to society as a whole.Key contributions of this study include the development of an appropriate methodology to produce evidence-based insights into prevalent and important stakeholder risk perceptions associated with the introduction of cleaner gold processing technology in ASM communities in the Philippines. Data was collected on-site from three ASM areas in the Philippines and from stakeholders comprising technology developers, national and local governments, advocate groups, local communities and AS miners using interviews and surveys. The three ASM areas studied were Benguet, Agusan del Norte and Compostela Valley. The range of risks identified come from the categories of political, HSE, economic, social, and technological. Different risk perceptions were elicited for a mercury-free gold processing technology with the relevance and relative importance of these risk perceptions across the different stakeholder groups validated using comparative analysis and descriptive statistics.There were two main outcomes from this study. Publications included in this thesisNo publications included. Contributions by others to the thesisProfessor David Cliff provided the oversight conception of the research project; contributed to refining and researching especially for the first research question; contributed to group review of empirical observations, survey questionnaire design and interview questionnaire design; contributed to critically revising the thesis; supported researcher through conferences and training.Associate Professor Maureen Hassall contributed to the design details of the research project; to refining and researching especially for the second research question; contributed to analysing and interpreting risk perceptions data; contributed to group review of empirical observations, survey questionnaire design and interview questionnaire design; contributed to peer-review process of risk assessment, thematic anal...

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Integration of health and safety risk management into the implementation of gold processing technology in artisanal and small scale mining (ASM) communities in the Philippines

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“…The political unrest in West Africa made this sub-Saharan area the prerogative location of illegal miners and the use of children as child labor is still on the rise (Hilson & McQuilken, 2014). Two years after the rebellion the World Statistic has reported in 2004 that 35% of children aged 5 to 14 in Ivory Coast were in child labor.…”

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Evasion of Children in Ivory Coast Artisanal Mining Activities

Kouame¹,

Feng²,

Jiang³

et al. 2015

JSD

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The development of the mining industry is necessary for the national GDP growth. The gold mining operation provides great support to local people in the construction of roads, hospitals and schools. However the damage caused due to the illegal gold mining in Ivory Coast has become increasingly worrying. Thousands of miners unlawfully exploit gold in many parts of the national territory. The local people, especially the children see artisanal gold mining as a faster way to get out of the growing poverty. According to the investigation with local people, MDA, mining companies, the rebellion in 2002 and the post-election crisis in 2010 were a key issue. As result of the political unrest many children have left school to move into the mining activities. This paper focuses on some existing problems relating to the minors in artisanal gold mine as well as how the illegal gold mining activities should increasingly concern the state's authorities who have to display their determination to stop this recurring phenomenon. In this paper, some suggestions will be proposed and we also support some initiatives and actions of the current government in order to reduce the rate of children or if possible to withdraw all the children from mining sites. The World Bank, financial institutions, NGOs are appealing too to play a major support role to eradicate child labor and to protect children in Ivory Coast and over the world.

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“…Taking stock of the existing literature, reform of legislative frameworks is only a starting point for changing actual practice, and the capacity and resources (human and capital) of the responsible governing agencies to uphold appropriate legislation to extract maximum benefit for the various forms of mining is a key consideration (Botham, 2012;Hilson and McQuilken, 2014;Thornton, 2014). Similarly, the effective and active participation of civil society organisations and freedom of information (media, opinion, etc.)…”

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Puzzled: Navigating extractive policy information jigsaws for best practice and transparency

McHenry

Morrison‐Saunders

Gorey

et al. 2015

The Extractive Industries and Society

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This viewpoint article was written in response to our attempt to explore mechanisms that promote financial 'transparency' in the minerals and energy extractives. We controversially forward our opinion that the trajectory of existing transparency mechanisms is likely to generate an obfuscating mass of disclosed information -not 'transparency'. Using a jigsaw analogy, we make a distinction between 'disclosure' and achieving the more challenging 'transparency': it is both being able to have the pieces (disclosure), and put them together to see the big picture. It is just as important to identify missing pieces of the puzzle to prevent selective disclosure. We critically analyse extractives financial policy, and provide an example where a 'best practice' mining securities policy has markedly advanced transparency in a major mining state. The policy substantially reduces government financial risk of a mining company default at no additional cost; reduces costs to industry around ten-fold; incentivises ongoing site rehabilitation; creates a fund for historical abandonments; and; sustains an impressive publically available information instrument of disturbed footprints and associated rehabilitation for every tenement at high precision on an annual basis. Yet, it still remains deficient in terms of transparency in particular aspects, of which we clarify and discuss."A lot of people never use their initiative because no-one told them to." -Banksy

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Four decades of support for artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa: A critical review

Cited by 159 publications

References 41 publications

Integration of health and safety risk management into the implementation of gold processing technology in artisanal and small scale mining (ASM) communities in the Philippines

Integration of health and safety risk management into the implementation of gold processing technology in artisanal and small scale mining (ASM) communities in the Philippines

Evasion of Children in Ivory Coast Artisanal Mining Activities

Puzzled: Navigating extractive policy information jigsaws for best practice and transparency

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