Growth strategies in mining regions promote gold extraction based on industrial mining, associating Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) with persistent informality. Against this background, we consider how to approach transformations sustainability ASGM. Acknowledging problematic topic is for debates, given ASGM associated a host of environmental social problems, argue that justice len...

Gold mining has played a significant role in Ghana's economy for centuries. Regulation of this industry varied over time and while industrial is prevalent the country, expansion artisanal mining, or Galamsey escalated recent years. Many these mines are not only harmful to human health due use Mercury (Hg) amalgamation process, but also leave footprint on terrestrial ecosystems, degrading destro...

• Importance of investment and mechanization in ASM operations. Relevance distinction between 'artisanal' 'small-scale' mining. Processing equipment technology allow for economies scale. Innovation brings deeper deposits within the reach operators. In South Kivu Province eastern Democratic Republic Congo, use new technologies artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has proliferated over course...