Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) continues to expand rapidly due to the increasing global price of gold and the economic impacts of COVID-19. This expansion of …
This article offers preliminary reflections on the potential impact of COVID-19 on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activities–low-tech, labor-intensive mineral extraction and …
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) takes place under extreme conditions with a lack of occupational health and safety. As the demand for metals is increasing due in part to their …
HC Ezeaku, SA Asongu, J Nnanna - The extractive industries and society, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examines the effects of oil supply and global demand shocks on the volatility of commodity prices in the metal and agricultural commodity markets using the SVAR model …
Even though a few studies have focused on natural resources and commodity sectors by considering the pandemic, they have only compared their status in pre-COVID19 to post …
EC Giese - The Extractive Industries and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
In 2020, many countries endorsed lockdown measures, closed their borders, and practiced social distancing in a bid to contain COVID-19. These moves, however, disrupted global …
Addressing sustainability in small-scale gold mining (SSGM) can be controversial. In Brazil there is a heated debate over the sustainable approach in SSGM operations, especially in …
A Kumar, J Gupta, N Das - The Extractive Industries and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the mining sector is believed by its proponents to be a critical element of responsible business practice, providing strategic economic advantages …
Artisanal miners' access to economically and geologically viable lands in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)'s Copperbelt region is a core limitation to responsible cobalt …