Artisanal and small-scale mining and the Sustainable Development Goals: Opportunities and new directions for sub-Saharan Africa
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2019.09.006
Abstract: Abstract This paper explains how formalizing and supporting artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) – low-tech, labor-intensive mineral processing and extraction – would help governments in sub-Saharan Africa meet several targets linked the Sustainable Development Goals… read more here.
Keywords: artisanal small; sub saharan; saharan africa; scale mining ... See more keywords
The socionature that neo-extractivism can see: Practicing redistribution and compensation around large-scale mining in the Southern Ecuadorian Amazon
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DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2020.102249
Abstract: Abstract In this article I address the complex processes of transformation taking place due to industrial mineral extraction in the Ecuadorian Amazon through a focus on state and company led practices of redistribution, social investment… read more here.
Keywords: large scale; mining; compensation; ecuadorian amazon ... See more keywords
From diurnal to nocturnal: Surviving in a chaotic artisanal and small-scale mining sector
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2019.101475
Abstract: Abstract Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)–mostly informal, low-tech, and hazardous form of mining–serves as a significant source of livelihood for many populations in many countries. Characterized by widespread environmental vandalism, the government of Ghana banned… read more here.
Keywords: scale mining; artisanal small; small scale; mining ... See more keywords
The unintended consequences of national regulations: Large-scale-small-scale relations in Philippine and Indonesian nickel mining
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2021.102213
Abstract: Abstract Debates on large-scale and small-scale mining (ASM) relations are divided between those who argue between cohabitation and autonomy. While the former holds that states and organizations need to help large-scale mining and ASM work… read more here.
Keywords: scale mining; scale small; small scale; large scale ... See more keywords
A mixed-method investigations of work, government and social factors associated with severe injuries in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) operations
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2021.105244
Abstract: Abstract The susceptibility of miners to severe injuries in Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) operations is significantly higher than in the larger-scale mining industry. However, the most prevalent and least studied safety aspects are the… read more here.
Keywords: severe injuries; scale mining; asm; safety ... See more keywords
Genome-Scale Mining of Novel Anchor Proteins of Corynebacterium glutamicum
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.677702
Abstract: The display of recombinant proteins on the surfaces of bacteria is a research topic with many possible biotechnology applications—among which, the choice of host cell and anchoring motif is the key for efficient display. Corynebacterium… read more here.
Keywords: corynebacterium glutamicum; mining novel; anchor; anchor proteins ... See more keywords
A Bibliometric Analysis of the Scientific Research on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19138156
Abstract: Mineral resource exploitation is one of the activities that contribute to economic growth and the development of society. Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is one of these activities. Unfortunately, there is no clear consensus to… read more here.
Keywords: research; small scale; bibliometric analysis; artisanal small ... See more keywords