Artisanal and small-scale mining, or ASM, provides a vital livelihood for an estimated 45 million people around the world. At least 90 percent work informally, without the licenses or permits required by law and with poor mining techniques and environmental, social and governance practices.

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activities have been a significant source of employment for Kenyans, playing a critical role in poverty reduction and rural development.

In Colombia, we're strengthening educational opportunities for youth, applying local health and safety standards, bolstering child protection policies, helping families to increase their income, and working to formalize the small-scale mining sector.

The contribution of artisanal and small-scale gold mining to Zimbabwe's economic growth and development. In 2016, Zimbabwe's gold mining sector as a whole, consisting of both artisanal and small-scale mining (ASGM) and large-scale gold mining (LSGM), contributed 2.6% of gross domestic product (GDP), 18% of exports, 28% of …

With the third State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector report, released earlier this month, the spotlight is focused on women in mining, their roles, challenges and barriers to full and equal participation in the sector.

Since 2015, Pact Zimbabwe has piloted trainings to enhance artisanal and small-scale gold miners' skills in three districts: Gwanda, Kwekwe and Shurugwi. Trainings have covered topics which include; safety and environment management, mining legislation, efficient mining techniques, mercury abatement, child labour, gender equality and mining ...

Empowering Artisanal Gemstone Miners in Tanzania. Country: Tanzania. Funder: Gemological Institute of America.

Artisanal and small-scale mining, or ASM, is a largely informal economic sector that includes workers around the world who use basic tools to extract from the earth everything from gold and gemstones to vital metals such as cobalt, tin, tungsten and tantalum.

Pact and the University of Delaware's Mapping Artisanal and Small-scale Mining to the Sustainable Development Goals (ASM-SDG Policy Assessment) is the first report assessing all positive and negative relationships between artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) and the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Often driven by poverty, workers tend to choose artisanal mining because of its low barriers to entry and because of limited alternatives to earn income. Of the estimated 45 million artisanal and small-scale miners around the world, about 30% are women.