This paper reviews the literature on the linkages between subsistence agriculture and
artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)—low-tech mineral extraction and processing—in …

As inputs to virtually all supply chains (SCs), mineral resources drive the modern economy.
However, despite the substantial sustainability impact of the initial stages of mineral SCs …

Why do people engage in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)—labour-intensive mineral
extraction and processing activity—across sub-Saharan Africa? This paper argues that …

This article develops a critique of ongoing formalization efforts in the Artisanal and Small-
scale Mining (ASM) sector. By departing from erroneous assumptions about a …

This paper offers an alternative viewpoint on why people choose to engage in artisanal
mining–the low tech mineral extraction and processing of mainly precious metals and stones …

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is replacing smallholder farming as the principal
income source in parts of rural Ghana. Structural adjustment policies have removed support …

This paper identifies and examines nine factors that affect formalization of informal artisanal
and small-scale mining in Ghana. Despite a series of efforts to ensure cleaner and safer …

This article explores a number of the productivity and marketing difficulties that are hindering
the establishment of sustainable livelihoods in small‐scale agriculture in Sierra Leone. The …

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) provides a vitally important livelihood for millions of
people in many low-and middle-income countries. ASM can result in habitat clearance …

This paper explores the ongoing reconfiguration of peasant labour processes from
agriculture to informal mineral extraction, outlining the motivations of the rural poor in …