RV-08 · Research vertical
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
Rights, safety and livelihoods for the world's largest mining workforce.
Tens of millions of people work in artisanal and small-scale mining, most outside formal legal protection. This vertical examines formalisation pathways that deliver rights and safety without destroying livelihoods, the integration of ASM production into responsible supply chains, and the finance, technology and gender dimensions of the sector.
The research question
How can formalisation deliver rights and safety for artisanal miners without destroying the livelihoods it aims to protect?
Current themes
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- Formalisation pathways and their distributional effects
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- ASM integration into due diligence and responsible sourcing regimes
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- Gender in artisanal mining economies
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- Mercury, environmental harm and remediation in ASM
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- Access to finance, geology and technology for small-scale miners