21 kilometres north of Stewart (Figure 2-IZ-l), on the east The Silbak Premier mine is in northwest British Columbia, side of the Salmon River Valley. The original discovery of a that from 1918 to 1953 produced 4.3 million tonnes of ore high-grade vein in 1910 culminated in an underground mine grading 14.6 grams gold and 304 grams silver per tonne from sulphide-bearing stockworkveins and brecci...

This paper contributes to the growing literature on dynamics and governance challenges of artisanal mining in sub-Saharan Africa. It examines gold sector Liberia Sierra Leone, two neighboring post-war countries with extensive informal economies sector. comparative case study explores factors that help reveal struggles, including informality sector, multiplicity actors, ineffective monitoring, p...

The three-dimensional geological model of Cangshang Gold Mine, including the geological database, ore body model and block model, was established by mining software Surpac, which simplified the complicated hand-drawing and reserve calculation. The three-Dimensional development system visualization was also studied on the basis of conducting the vectorization of the whole development system desi...

Artisanal and small-scale miners are facing unprecedented challenges due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The paper adopts a practice-based approach examine impact of Covid-19 on gold gemstone artisanal mining (ASM) practices in sub-Saharan Africa. It highlights informality ASM discusses how Ghana Kenya governments’ measures have significantly increased vulnerabilities communities....