Mining is of major economic, environmental and societal consequence, yet knowledge and
understanding of its global footprint is still limited. Here, we produce a global mining land …

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 …

The global community, with coordination from the United Nations, is energized to pursue the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a list of 17 important aspirations that summarize …

The use of mercury in gold mining has negative impacts on the ecosystem and has raised
concerns. Ghana and many nations are at the forefront of adopting mercury-free gold mining …

The mining industries' contribution to economies has been limited to the boomtown's impact
of short-term initiatives. However, the bane of mining on resource management has been a …

The negative impact of mining activities on mining communities has received increased calls
for mining firms to engage in management practices that are deemed to be environmentally …

Gold mining generates major environmental impacts like landscape degradation,
accumulation of waste rock dumps, and water contamination by suspended solids. Russia …

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 paper aims to examine methods of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in Ghana,
map their perceived impacts on water resources, and analyse the implications of these …

Mining in Ecuadorian territory comprises three stages of Ecuadorian history: pre-Columbian,
colonial, and republican times. In its beginnings, this activity did not have regulations or a …