====== Namibia ======

==== ASM Population: 20,000 ====
Total: Based on secondary data estimation of IGF-18 -> **20,000** \\
Min/max: as per IGF-18 -> **10,000 - 30,000** \\
Female participation: no data. With gemstones being the main ASM commodity there are less job opportunities in mineral processing, such as in ASGM. Possibly in the range of 10% -> **2,000** \\
Gold: Little is reported about ASGM in Namibia. Perhaps **1,000** miners? \\

==== Data sources for estimation ====

===2018: 20,000 ===
(IGF-18):
  10,000 - 30,000 miners

===2014: 29,000 ===
(UBC-14): Gold-only data produced by statistic modelling: \\
  Expected ASM population: 29,000 
  Estimated ASM gold production: 0.5 t/a

===1999: 7,500 ===
(ILO-99): Employment: 5,000 - 10,000\\
Number of mines: 20\\
Illegal mines: +/- 15% \\
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==== Publications ====
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==== Further Materials ====
Videos: \\
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW0k64ZQOWlprfDP6M613NEIowa5Cxjs1 \\
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Articles: \\
https://www.proquest.com/openview/6821331182497ee1bae51a2f8327d7a9/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750 \\
http://www.tips.org.za/files/SSM_NEPRU_project_Final.pdf \\
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==== Data section ====