Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is a blanket term for a type of subsistence mining involving a miner who may or may not be officially employed by a mining company but works independently, mining minerals using their own resources, usually by hand.

Artisanal Mining is characterised by manual labour or minimal-to-no mechanization; minimal-to-no geological knowledge; minimal-to-no start-up capital; is usually unfavourable or ‘unbankable’ due to lack of adequate specific policy and regulatory frameworks; is sometimes formal (with precarious mining passes/cards) but mostly informal ...

artisanalmining.org is dedicated and committed to knowledge sharing in benefit of the millions of artisanal and small-scale miners worldwide. A first step to fulfill this mission was to "bring home" all the lost files from the former CASM website and initiative in form of The CASM Files .

2021年1月15日 · Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is primitive with health problems determined by occupational, environmental, and social settings; ASM involves 80 + countries and valuable resources, like gold, diamonds, precious stones, …

Artisanal and small-scale mining, or ASM, is a largely informal economic sector that includes workers around the world who use basic tools to extract from the earth everything from gold and gemstones to vital metals such as cobalt, tin, tungsten, …

2024年2月9日 · The 2023 state of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector focuses on the intersection of ASM and sustainable development goal 5 (SDG 5) - achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. It applies the SDG 5 framework for the first time to systematically report on gender inequalities in ASM.

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) are mining activities which are often informal and characterised by intense labour and the use of unmechanised techniques for extraction. It provides employment for an estimated 45+ million people worldwide, mainly in developing countries, and is often the only source of income for an individual or family.

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is a complex and diversified sector across much of the developing world. The guidance outlines a step-by-step process includes measures to ensure effective, inclusive strategy development and implementation, as well as effective governance of ASM management.

In many developing countries around the world, particularly in Africa, artisanal mining is the second or third largest employer after agriculture and retail trade. It is estimated that...

2023年7月6日 · Down in the dusty tracks of Kamilombe, an artisanal mining site near Kolwezi, home to hundreds of precarious man-made holes and trading depots there is little sign of those changes. A hundred...