Lesotho

ASM Population:

Not quantified

Data sources for estimation

None known

Publications

ReferenceYearCitationArchived CopyLink
GMA-182018UNEP (2018): Global Mercury Assessment 2018. Technical Background Report E-Annex. Chapter 3.2. UNEP, Geneva.gma-18.pdfwedocs.unep.org/…

Further Materials

Videos:

Articles:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214790X20301908: “This paper examines the livelihoods of Lesotho's Basotho people in the highlands of the country. It focuses on the rural artisanal diamond mining communities in the Butha-Buthe District in the northwest of the country. ”

ASM DATA - Country Database Record
Country CodeLSO
CountryLesotho
ASM StatusExisting (not quantified)
Country Count1
ASM Miners100
- min.100
- max.100
ASM Commoditiesdiamond