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| asmdata | |
|---|---|
| ASM Status | Existing (data assessed) |
| Data year | 2014 |
| Publ. year | 2014 |
| ASM Miners | 7,000 |
| Inc. DevMin | no |
| - min. | 5,000 |
| - max. | 9,000 |
| - female | 1 ,000 |
| - gold | 7 ,000 |
| ASM Commodities | gold |
Bolivia
ASM Population: xxx,xxx
Data sources for estimation
2018
(ARM-18), Table Annex 3: 209,800
2014: 130,000
(UBC-14): Gold-only data produced by statistic modelling:
Expected ASM population: 130,000 Estimated ASM gold production: 24.8 t/
2014: 45,000
(SPDA-14): 45,000
Data apparently for gold and “illegal” only
“Número de personas dedicadas a la minería informal/ilegal: 45 000 / Número de personas que dependen de la minería informal/ilegal: 209,800”
2013: 72,000
(IIED-13): 72,000
2003: 72,000
(MMSD-03): Estimate for MMSD research country: 72,000
MMSD study by D.Bocangel (http://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/G00714.pdf)
1999: 100,000
(ILO-99): Employment: 100,000
Number of mines: 1,000
Illegal mines (%): 10-20
| Reference | Year | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| GEF-21 | 2021 | GEF (2021): Second phase of planetGOLD doubles countries addressing mercury in ASGM. Article on PlanetGOLD website, 29 March 2021 |
| ARM-18 | 2018 | Barreto, M.L.,Schein, P., Hinton, J., Hruschka, F. (2018): The Impact of Small-Scale Mining Operations on Economies and Livelihoods in Low- to Middle-Income Countries. ARM, Envigado, PACT, Westcombe. |
| IGF-18 | 2018 | IGF (2018): Global Trends in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM): A review of key numbers and issues. IIED/IISD, London, Winnipeg. |
| GMA-18 | 2018 | UNEP (2018): Global Mercury Assessment 2018. Technical Background Report E-Annex. Chapter 3.2. UNEP, Geneva. |
| UBC-14 | 2014 | Seccatore, J., Veiga, M., et al. (Univ. of British Columbia - UBC) (2014): An estimation of the artisanal small-scale production of gold in the world. Scitotenv. 496. |
| SPDA-14 | 2014 | Heck, C., coord. (2014): La realidad de la minería ilegal en países amazónicos. SPDA. Lima. |
| IIED-13 | 2013 | Buxton, A. (2013): Responding to the challenge of artisanal and small-scale mining. How can knowledge networks help? IIED, London. |
| MMSD-03 | 2003 | Hentschel, T., Hruschka, F., Priester, M. (2003): Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining - Challenges and Opportunities. MMSD (IIED), London. |
| ILO-99 | 1999 | Jennings, N. (1999): Social and labour issues in small-scale mines. Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting on Social and Labour Issues in Small-scale Mines. ILO, Geneva. |
| asmdata | |
|---|---|
| Country Code | BOL |
| Country Name | Bolivia |
| ASM Status | Existing (data assessed) |
| Year | 2015 |
| ASM Miners | 210,000 |