This paper contributes to recent debates on the socio-political dynamics of ASM in rural communities meant better inform formalization efforts by centering question local-level governance. While popular accounts and policy discussions targeting sector often portray mining sites as contexts unregulated chaos, I join counter such narratives through an excavation varying institutional forms which ...

The research explored the impact of artisanal mining on career development adolescents at three selected schools in Imbizo District, Bulawayo Metropolitan Province. Interpretivism philosophy was employed study, and a qualitative method used. phenomenological design adopted for study. sample comprised fifteen school children aged between 14 to 20 years, six teachers were from district province, ...

The study analyzed the information needs and accessibility of artisanal fisher folk in Benue State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used to select two fishing communities from each of the three agro-ecological zones in the study area. A structured questionnaire was used to collect primary data from 222 respondents. Descriptive statistics showed that artisanal fisher folk were mostly ...

Artisanal and small-scale gold miners are confronted with numerous hazards often resulting in varying degrees of injuries and fatalities. In Ghana, like many developing countries, there is paucity of information on the causes and nature of the accidents that result in the injuries. The study was a retrospective, cross sectional type that examined the records of injuries of artisanal and small-s...

Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) is often implicated as a source of pollution to water systems. In this paper, we explore the management systems formalised small-scale mining operator in Ghana explicate how its operational activities organising routines contribute sustainable practice. Emphasizing bodies play out organising, our study highlights underpinning mechanisms shaping shift envir...

The aim of this work is to explain the concepts sustainability with respect small artisanal gold mining. For this, a qualitative approach descriptive scope was used, for which bibliographic review technique conducted. In sense, articles, theses, books and institutional documents, any contribution related research topic were taken into consideration. Likewise, documentation contributed delimitin...