Moralities, risk and rules in West African artisanal gold mining communities: A case study of Northern Benin

Grätz, Tilo

doi:10.1016/j.resourpol.2008.11.002

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“…It has accomplished this, for the most part, outside of formal sector frameworks. Many of the welldocumented social 'ills' associated with ASM communities in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewherebeing location where, inter alia, money is squandered on alcohol, drugs and prostitutes [36,[55][56]) -are certainly a result of activities being confined to the informal sector, in which individuals are challenged to manage their finances prudently. One miner interviewed in Ghana toward the middle of last decade, a time when the gold price was steadily recovering, was particularly vocal about this, calling for the government to provide education on how to manage their money and patronize rural banks to deposit earnings:…”

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Tackling youth unemployment in sub-Saharan Africa: Is there a role for artisanal and small-scale mining?

Hilson

Osei

2014

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Tackling youth unemployment in sub-Saharan Africa: Is there a role for artisanal and small-scale mining?

Hilson

Osei

2014

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“…Consequently, both government and industry critically evaluate the field to make sure workers mine safely and are free of injuries and fatalities. Due to the nature of mining processes compared with other major industries (e.g., manufacturing), continual, increasing attention has to be given to safety aspects to ensure a zero-harm operation [1][2][3].…”

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Aspects of Occupational Safety Practices and Injury Analysis: A Case Study

Adzah¹,

Asamoah²,

Sa³

et al. 2018

J Chem Eng Process Technol

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With continuous sophistication of valued metal extraction methods and processing routes in recent years, occupational health and safety practices of workers are very necessary for improved productivity and financial performance of the mining industry. In the current paper, aspects of occupational safety practices at AngloGold Ashanti Limited, Iduapriem Mine, have been investigated towards ameliorating the safe acts and conditions necessary at the workplace. Three year (2008, 2009 and 2011) records of injuries due to unsafe behaviour and conditions have been extracted from the mine and analysed. The data showed that AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem mine is relentlessly working towards achieving zero injuries at the workplace. The behaviour-based safety management employed in the process of achieving this goal worked very effectively by mitigating the number of injuries realized in the last quarter of the year. Even though the total number of injuries decreased per year in the mine, the first aid injuries recorded were the highest in each year. Reducing the number of first aid injuries markedly reduced the number of dressing, lost time, and restricted work injuries. Furthermore, there were no fatalities recorded in 2008, 2009 and 2011 records of the mine. Overall, the data provided pragmatic information on the safety management style employed at the mine.

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“…Despite the contribution of approximately 12% of total global gold production [2], artisanal gold mining is known to have many negative environmental impacts [3], and most of these activities are illegal [4]. Mercury contamination [2,5,6], geomorphological changes [7], and water siltation are among the primary direct impacts of small-scale gold mining [8].…”

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Effects of Small-Scale Gold Mining Tailings on the Underwater Light Field in the Tapajós River Basin, Brazilian Amazon

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Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) within the Amazon region has created several environmental impacts, such as mercury contamination and changes in water quality due to increased siltation. This paper describes the effects of water siltation on the underwater light environment of rivers under different levels of gold mining activities in the Tapajós River Basin. Furthermore, it investigates possible impacts on the phytoplankton community. Two field campaigns were conducted in the Tapajós River Basin, during high water level and during low water level seasons, to measure Inherent and Apparent Optical Properties (IOPs, AOPs), including scattering (b) and absorption (a) coefficients and biogeochemical data (sediment content, pigments, and phytoplankton quantification). The biogeochemical data was separated into five classes according to the concentration of total suspended solids (TSS) ranging from 1.8 mg·L −1 to 113.6 mg·L −1 . The in-water light environment varied among those classes due to a wide range of concentrations of inorganic TSS originated from different levels of mining activities. For tributaries with low or no influence of mining tailings (TSS up to 6.8 mg·L −1 ), waters are relatively more absorbent with b:a ratio of 0.8 at 440 nm and b 660 magnitude of 2.1 m −1 . With increased TSS loadings from mining operations (TSS over 100 mg·L −1 ), the scattering process prevails over absorption (b:a ratio of 10.0 at 440 nm), and b 660 increases to 20.8 m −1 . Non-impacted tributaries presented a critical depth for phytoplankton productivity of up to 6.0 m with available light evenly distributed throughout the spectra. Whereas for greatly impacted waters, attenuation of light was faster, reducing the critical depth to about 1.7 m, with most of the available light comprising of red wavelengths. Overall, a dominance of diatoms was observed for the upstream rivers, whereas cyanobacteria prevailed in the low section of the Tapajós River. The results suggest that the spatial and temporal distribution of phytoplankton in the Tapajós River Basin is not only a function of light availability, but rather depends on the interplay of factors, including flood pulse, water velocity, nutrient availability, and seasonal variation of incoming irradiance. Ongoing research indicates that the effects of mining tailings on the aquatic environment, described here, are occurring in several rivers within the Amazon River Basin.

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Moralities, risk and rules in West African artisanal gold mining communities: A case study of Northern Benin

Cited by 54 publications

References 9 publications

Tackling youth unemployment in sub-Saharan Africa: Is there a role for artisanal and small-scale mining?

Tackling youth unemployment in sub-Saharan Africa: Is there a role for artisanal and small-scale mining?

Aspects of Occupational Safety Practices and Injury Analysis: A Case Study

Effects of Small-Scale Gold Mining Tailings on the Underwater Light Field in the Tapajós River Basin, Brazilian Amazon

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