In developing mining tax policy, Government is committed to ensuring that the tax regime will be consistent and stable and that the aggregate rate of tax will be internationally competitive. ... The State must recognise the health and safety aspects associated with small-scale mining. 3.1.4 Policy Proposals. i) Government will expedite the full ...
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1 Ownership of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Rights in Zambia 1.0 Introduction Mining is the major driver of economic activities in Zambia, accounting for about 12% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and more than 70% of the country's export earnings1. Further, the sector employs about 59,371 people, making it fifth on the country's top sector …
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In recent years, the developing world has experienced a tremendous increase in the number of people engaged in small scale mining. In Zambia, for example, this increase can be attributed to both ...
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The proliferation of illegal mining in Ghana, coupled with its environmental impacts, especially on water bodies has compelled the government to ban all artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) activities … Expand
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The 2020 State of the ASM Sector Report builds on the analysis from the 2019 Report to close further data gaps in the ASM sector. The 2020 Report uses the Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG8): "promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all" as the …
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6 Noah Maulani and Billy Agwanda, "Youth unemployment and government pro-employment policies in Zimba-bwe", Journal of Social Policy Conferences 78 (2020): 232; ... 15 World Bank, 2020 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector (Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 2020), 1.
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This study examines the challenges and opportunities of the small-scale mining sector in the Philippines, such as informality, child labor, and regulatory issues. …
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The Balabag Gold-Silver Project is located in the municipality of Bayog, Zamboanga del Sur, which is about 750km southwest of the country's capital, Manila. It is within a 4,779-hectare property licensed under the Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA). An MPSA is one of the three mineral agreements gr…
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The Policy seeks to stimulate and guide private mining investment by administering, regulating and facilitating the growth of the sector through a well-organized and efficient institutional framework. The Government will also intensify provision of extension services to the artisanal and small-scale miners and women miners.
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Illegal small-scale mining refers to mining where operators have not formally registered their sites with government (Andrews 2015). Introduction The observation that public problems, such as climate change and poverty, are complex, cross-scalar, and multidimensional remains a staple of public administration scholarship.
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Mt. Balabag in the province of Zamboanga del Sur (Mindanao, Philippines) was the site of lucrative small-scale mining (SSM) from 1994 to 2012. This research inquires into the …
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Abstract. This report seeks to bring together important findings from research on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) orientated around social and community issues.
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BAYOG, Zamboanga del Sur -- Two tribal leaders of the Subanen tribe here warned about the return of illegal small-scale mining operations in Sitio Balabag once …
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THE impending cancellation of the Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA) of the TVI Resource Development Inc. (TVIRD) in the gold-rich mountain of …
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The literature on small-scale mining in Ghana attributes this lacuna to a host of factors, including undue delays and cumbersome bureaucratic requirements and processes associated with the granting of licenses (McQuilken and Hilson 2016); failure of government to engage miners to find viable policy alternatives (Osei-Kojo and …
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The Small-Scale Gold Mining Act of 1989 legalised small-scale mining pending the purchase of a licence, and the Minerals and Mining Act of 2006 determined that ASM licences could only be issued to citizens over 18 years of age. In practice, however, ASM operations often lack formal licences, but have been accepted by a local community or …
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Learn about the legal framework for small scale mining (or artisanal mining) in the Philippines, which is regulated by two laws: RA 7076 and PD 1899. Find out the …
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When the project team visited Buenavista, Quezon in August 2020, it was found that operations in the People's Small Scale Mining Area or were all impaired due to the travel and importation …
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Given the substantial opportunities that the ASM sector offers to women in relation to employment and livelihood building, several empirical studies have examined the reasons for women's ...
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Under the current Mineral Policy of Uganda, 2001 the government acquired good quality geological data and established infrastructure for its management; restructured and strengthened institutional capacity; and registered ... formalizing artisanal and small scale mining. Above all, this policy will address gaps that have existed in the Mining ...
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DOI: 10.1016/J.LANDUSEPOL.2020.105271 Corpus ID: 233838508; Governance challenges of small-scale gold mining in Ghana: Insights from a process net-map study @article{AduBaffour2021GovernanceCO, title={Governance challenges of small-scale gold mining in Ghana: Insights from a process net-map study}, …
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The ban was to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of Mercury compounds caused by illegal mining, permanently eradicate unauthorised methods of small scale mining and to allow government to come out with measures that will address the illegal mining phenomenon.
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A Small-Scale Mining Board has been set up as a point of delivery for the services required by the small- scale mining sector. It co-ordinates a substantial amount of expert capacity and experience and specialises in planning and developing a viable mining project through the pre-feasibility stages.
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In addition, emphasizing how the dynamic interplay between resources and environmental demands may come to support public policy, the findings illustrate, contrary to the dominant narrative, how the activities of small-scale mining operators can engender a win-win situation for both mining companies and local mining communities.
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Tanzania is endowed with a variety of other minerals. The mining sector involves both large-scale mining (LSM) and artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) operations. The former is highly mechanised with the active participation of multinational enterprises, whilst ASM is undertaken by individuals or groups with limited equipment and often
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The 1989 laws established a supply chain of registered actors though the market (Ghana Government, 1989a, Ghana Government, 1989b, Ghana Government, 1989c; 2006).However, Ghana's small-scale gold mining and gold market has become populated by more unregistered market actors than registered ones as actors skirt …
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A group of small-scale miners calling itself Monte Oro Small Scale Miners Association (Mossma) has started digging tunnels and extracting gold ore in the area, prompting a cease and desist order ...
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This Policy Note revisits the Philippine small-scale mining and its promise in ensuring employment and economic opportunities. Among others, it finds that informality besets the small-scale mining sector. Behind this problem are several institutional, regulatory, and social issues confronting the sector and its stakeholders.
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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is undertaking a series of initiatives to formalize small-scale mining operations, recognizing their vital role in the industry. ... 7076, also known as the People's Small-Scale Mining Act of 1991, to provide social assistance, labor protection, and government-backed …
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Small scale mining (or artisanal mining) in the Philippines is regulated under two laws, the Small-Scale Mining Act (RA 7076) and Presidential Decree 1899 (PD 1899). Generally, PD 1899 applies to mining for commercial purposes by individuals, partnerships and corporations, while RA 7076 and its Revised IRR (DAO2015-03) applies to mining for ...
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