====== El Salvador ======

==== ASM Population: 2,000 ====
Note: By Decree No. 639, PROHIBITION LAW OF METALLIC MINING, of March 29, 2017, published in the Official Gazette No. 66, Volume No. 415 of April 4, 2017, metal mining was prohibited. Consequently no data or research on the number of ASM miners was found. In the Minamata Convention report 2021 (https://www.mercuryconvention.org/sites/default/files/documents/national_report/Report_El_Salvador_2021.English.pdf), the government indicates that ASM is insignificant.\\
However, video evidence (see youtube playlist below) suggests that ASM is ongoing, despite the mining ban.\\
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__Working hypothesis data:__\\
Total: according to 2017 (?) data: -> **2,000**\\
Min/max: -> **1,000 - 5,000**\\
Female participation: low (10%), because no female miners seen in videos -> **200**\\
Gold: All video evidence shows ASGM  -> **2,000**\\
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==== Data sources for estimation ====
Qualitative evidence (videos below)\\

==== Publications ====
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==== Further Materials ====
Videos: \\
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW0k64ZQOWloxCJHEP9rmZTedpK76Do35 \\
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==== Data section ====