Socio-technical study of small-scale gold mining in Suriname

Seccatore, Jacopo; Theije, M.E.M. de

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.119

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“…In contrast, Suriname has the largest amount of forest cover and protected area, but scores lower on the socio-economic and governance indicators (Table 1). Suriname's economy relies on natural resource extraction, in particular gold, bauxite and crude oil (Nurmohamed et al 2008;Seccatore and De Theije 2017). Trinidad and Tobago is characterized by intermediate scores on environmental, socio-economic and governance indicators (Table 1).…”

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Ranking the sustainable development goals: perceived sustainability priorities in small island states

2022

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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to elicit global mobilization to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and are increasingly used in support of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Previous studies have highlighted interdependencies between SDGs, with potential interactions between four Sustainability Domains: Economy, Governance, Planet and Society. This study aimed to assess whether people’s perception of the relative importance of the SDGs reflects recognition of the need to prioritize efforts across Domains, or whether this perception is based on different valuations of the Sustainability Domains themselves. We designed an interactive online tool in which participants used the Q-sort technique to rank the SDGs according to their subjective valuation of importance. We analyzed the rankings of 108 participants, all learners at universities in three Small Island States (SIS): Aruba, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. Analysis of the correlation structure among participants’ Q-sorts showed that higher perceived importance of the Society- and Economy-related SDGs 2, 3, 4, 8 and 9 traded off with lower perceived importance of the Planet-related SDGs 13, 14 and 15. Furthermore, SDG rankings of learners from Aruba occurred furthest toward the Planet-based part of this trade-off axis. For ESD programs, our method provides a novel tool to identify key interactions between SDGs that may not yet be recognized by program participants. In this way, communicating the need for simultaneous action and policy development across Sustainability Domains could be specifically tailored to the local context. Such connections may increase the effectiveness of ESD in addressing the substantial sustainability challenges facing SIS.

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“…Also in the case of Suriname, 63 tons of mercury use and lost [25] seems to be inaccurate, as most Surinamese miners extract gold from wet and dry alluvial deposits as well as from colluvial deposits. The gold grades in these ores are very low, and therefore, miners need to concentrate the gold before amalgamation [69][70][71]. Our calculated U Hg of 3 and 5 for Suriname seems too high for the types of ores mined and processed in the country.…”

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Estimation of Mercury Losses and Gold Production by Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM)

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Veiga

2021

J. Sustain. Metall.

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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) utilizes mercury (Hg) for the extraction of gold (Au) and is responsible for the largest anthropogenic source of emissions and releases of Hg to the environment. Previous estimates of Hg use in ASGM have varied widely. In this effort, Hg losses in ASGM were derived from the difference between estimates of total Au production and the production reported by conventional gold mining. On the basis of this result, the average ratio of Hg lost to Au produced in ASGM was estimated to be 1.96 in Africa, 4.63 in Latin America, and 1.23 in Asia. The difference among regions can be attributed to the amalgamation procedure used by the miners, in which whole-ore amalgamation is predominant in Latin America and Asia. The obtained estimated ratio of Hglost:Auproduced suggested the possibility to detect either Au or Hg smuggling from one country to another. On the other hand, the importance of considering cyanidation in ASGM was also suggested. Graphical Abstract

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“…Hall et al The multidimensionality of exclusion 9 2011) and socio-ecological theories that engage with the geological dimensions of mining (e.g. Hinton et al 2003;Seccatore & de Theije 2017).…”

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The multidimensionality of exclusion in the small-scale gold mining sector in Guyana: Institutional reform, landlordism, and mineral uncertainty

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2019

World Development

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Thanks to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Guyana for assistance with research permits. Also, thanks to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) who assisted with logistics in the Potaro and Mazaruni Mining Districts and with access to the Guyana Mining School and Training Institute (GMSTI) and to geospatial data through the Guyana Geospatial Information Management (GIM) Unit. Thanks also to three anonymous reviewers for their very helpful comments on earlier versions of this manuscript. This research was conducted with the assistance of an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Studentship.

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Socio-technical study of small-scale gold mining in Suriname

Cited by 14 publications

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Ranking the sustainable development goals: perceived sustainability priorities in small island states

Ranking the sustainable development goals: perceived sustainability priorities in small island states

Estimation of Mercury Losses and Gold Production by Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM)

The multidimensionality of exclusion in the small-scale gold mining sector in Guyana: Institutional reform, landlordism, and mineral uncertainty

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