Small‐scale mining and its socio‐economic impact in developing countries

By G. Hilson. 2002

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Subfields: Building and Construction

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Citations in the corpus

• Socio-economic and environmental implications of Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) on agriculture and livelihoods (2020, background): “As the literature has shown, ASM can indeed be a ‘blessing’ by serving as an avenue of employment for millions of people (Hilson, 2016b, 2002b; Kamlongera, 2011; Thornton, 2014), and has the potential to become a more sustainable livelihood diversification venture if properly harnessed and…”
• The battery business: Lithium availability and the growth of the global electric car industry (2017, background): “Unlike most other types of mining, including artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) which is often characterized by a heavy reliance on manual labor, hazardous working conditions and more frequent negative human and environmental health impacts (Hilson, 2002), one of the ways in which the bulk of li”