research on illegal mining
Impacts for half of the world’s mining areas are undocumented
2024年1月3日 A large share of global mineral production might be illegal — for example, more than 80% of gold mined in Colombia and Venezuela comes from illegal operations, according
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"Unearthing the Hidden Perils: A Comprehensive
This systematic review aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the impact of illegal mining on environmental sustainability in Ghana, with a focus on water pollution, biodiversity loss,...
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Illegal Mining: Organized Crime, Corruption, and
Discusses the consequences of illegal mining, including violence, human exploitation, loss of economic revenue, and ecocide; Analyzes the diversification of organized crime into the mining industry; Covers the interplay between
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Digging Deeper: The Impact of Illegal Mining on
2023年7月13日 This systematic review examines the impact of illegal mining on the country's economy and its overall development trajectory. The study focuses on the adverse effects of illegal mining,...
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(PDF) "Unearthing the Impacts: Illegal Mining's Toll on Formal ...
2023年7月16日 This systematic review examines the impacts of illegal mining on formal employment and job creation. Through a comprehensive analysis of relevant literature, the
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Impact of illegal mining activities on forest ecosystem services:
2019年10月1日 Illegal mining activities were identified as the cause of environmental problems such as water pollution, deforestation, poor soil fertility and limited access to land
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Mining violations, rent-seeking, and resource governance in China ...
2023年3月1日 By examining 368 mining-related instances, and cases of illegal coal mining in the Qilian Mountains and sand mining, this study demonstrates that new trends have appeared in contemporary resource governance, including a demand for government accountability in environmental damage and a change from nonenforcement to strict enforcement ...
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Impact of different illegal Artisanal Small-Scale Mining techniques
The uncontrolled growth of illegal, small-scale artisanal gold mining, particularly using the Chamfi and the Alluvia mining methods, has negative impacts on soils, forests and humans.
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(PDF) ASSESSING THE FACTORS INFLUENCING ILLEGAL
2020年11月1日 We sampled 300 respondents from five areas known for illegal mining in Ghana. The data collected was analysed using regression analysis with the aid of statistical package for social science...
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ILLEGAL MINING AND ASSOCIATED CRIMES - INTERPOL
illegal mining? • Hotspots and trafficking routes – are any hotspots and international trafficking routes related to the illicit mineral and mercury trafficking known to national authorities? •
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(PDF) The dynamics and livelihood implications of
2023年1月1日 Discourses on “illegal” or informal small‐scale mining (galamsey) have presented it largely as a menace. Using Ghana as the focus of our study, we present a counter‐narrative to the ...
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Illegal Mining News, Research and Analysis - The Conversation
2023年11月2日 Browse Illegal Mining news, research and analysis from The Conversation Illegal Mining – News, Research and Analysis – The Conversation – page 1 Menu Close
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(PDF) Effect of small-scale illegal mining on surface
2021年11月17日 PDF In Ghana, small-scale mining (SSM) has been carried out for many years, generating employment and income. Currently, illegal artisanal mining... Find, read and cite all the research you ...
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Illegal gold mining in Indonesia: structure and causes
2020年9月1日 Purpose This study aims to understand the process, structure and determinants of persistent illegal gold mining in Indonesia. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory study included a literature ...
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Effects of Illegal Mining on the Environment, Economy, and
2021年10月16日 The mining of minerals has contributed enormously to most African countries' economies. However, the activities involved in these sectors have turned to hunt our environment and human life due to the lack of regulation in this sector. This paper is a review of the effects of illegal mining on the environment, the economy and agricultural productivity in Ghana. The
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IMPACT OF ILLEGAL SMALL-SCALE MINING ON THE LIVELIHOOD
2.2 Concept of illegal mining 6 2.3 Causes of illegal mining 7 2.4 Illegal mining effects 11 2.5 Small-Scale Mining Sector Regulations 12 2.6 Impact of Illegal Small-Scale mining on Sustainable Development 15 2.7 Mining Methods 16 2.8 Mining and Environmental Effects 17 2.8.1 Land Degradation 18 2.8.2 Mercury pollution 19
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Impacts for half of the world’s mining areas are undocumented
2024年1月3日 Illegal sand mining, for example, is prevalent in at least 70 countries 13. Chromite, a source of chromium, is extracted from the mountains in Dewalak, Afghanistan. Credit: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles ...
MoreThe conflict potential of sand: Illegal sand mining on the African ...
2024年2月20日 Research from this perspective on illegal sand mining can be linked up with different research streams in environmental peace and conflict research (as discussed by Ide et al., 2023). Further analysis can account for dynamics at play in the context of the local resource curse, for example, when people mobilize ( Sexton, 2020 ), or corruption levels in mining
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Mining and biodiversity: key issues and research needs in
Mining affects biodiversity at multiple spatial scales (site, landscape, regional and global) through direct (i.e. mineral extraction) and indirect processes (via industries supporting mining operations, and external stakeholders who gain access to biodiversity-rich areas as the result of mining). To date, most research has examined impacts at ...
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2021年10月16日 The mining of minerals has contributed enormously to most African countries' economies. However, the activities involved in these sectors have turned to hunt our environment and human life due to the lack of regulation in this sector. This paper is a review of the effects of illegal mining on the environment, the economy and agricultural productivity in Ghana. The
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(PDF) LEGAL ANALYSIS OF NIGERIA'S MINING LAW
The development of Nigeria's mining sector has been slow despite its huge potentials. To reinvigorate the seemingly comatose sector, successive administrations have taken initiatives aimed at ...
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Illegal mining - United Nations Office on Drugs and
Illegal mining and trafficking in precious metals negatively impact peace, stability, security, development, governance, the rule of law, the environment and the economy. Furthermore, illegal mining of precious metals is often
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ILLEGAL MINING AND ASSOCIATED CRIMES - INTERPOL
THE CHALLENGES OF ILLEGAL MINING Although “illegal mining” has no universal definition, INTERPOL defines it as an umbrella term covering both illegal extraction and trade of minerals, including the illegal use of toxic chemicals (such as cyanide and mercury) in mining activities. Illegal mining has evolved into an endemic and
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The Economics of Illegal Mining - SAIIA
2014年7月3日 On 22 June, four suspected illegal miners were found dead with gunshot wounds to the head at a gold mine near Johannesburg. Earlier this year, a rescue operation to remove illegal miners from the abandoned Gold One mineshaft on South Africa’s East Rand, revealed a reluctance to be rescued for fear of arrest. This brings to attention the scale and intractability
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Extent of illegal sand mining in the Mekong Delta - Nature
2024年1月10日 Sand mining intensified in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta between 2013 and 2018–2020 with an increase in the allowable rate of sand extraction leading to reductions in the volume of illegally mined ...
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Impact of illegal mining activities on forest ecosystem services:
2019年10月1日 The small-scale mining sector in Ghana is an important contributor to job creation for people in rural communities due to lack of sufficient-paying alternative jobs (Hilson and Banchirigah, 2009; Amponsah-Tawiah and Dartey-Baah, 2011).About 85% of the estimated one million people who are directly or indirectly employed in the small-scale mining sector are
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Impact of different illegal Artisanal Small-Scale Mining
The impact of illegal ASM on soil physico-chemical properties is multifaceted and can vary depending on factors such as mining techniques, ore types, and site-specific conditions (Macdonald et al., 2014).For example, the use of heavy machinery in mechanized mining operations may lead to soil compaction and erosion, altering soil structure and reducing water
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(PDF) The Ban on Illegal Mining in Ghana: Environmental and
PDF On Jan 1, 2024, Stephen Twumasi Annan published The Ban on Illegal Mining in Ghana: Environmental and Socio-Economic Effect on Local Communities Find, read and cite all the research you ...
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Effects of Illegal Mining on the Environment, Economy
Request PDF On Jan 1, 2021, Peter Suglo and others published Effects of Illegal Mining on the Environment, Economy, and Agricultural Productivity Find, read and cite all the research you need ...
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A Political Economy of Regulatory Policy: The Case of ‘Illegal ...
2020年6月24日 One main strategy to regulate the small-scale mining sector is to enforce institutions and legislative instruments. North (1990, 3) defines institutions as “the rules of the game in a society, or more formally, are the humanly devised constraints that shape human interaction they structure incentives in human exchange, whether political, social, or
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