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| asmdata | |
|---|---|
| ASM Status | None (unlikely) |
| ASM Miners | 0 |
| - min. | 0 |
| - max. | 0 |
| - female | 0 |
| - gold | 0 |
Zambia
ASM Population: 500,000
Total: Apparently historic/statistic estimates, based on increasing initial estimates of ILO-99, do not take into account “illegal” (i.e. informal) miners. See AMDC-17! Sitting in-between of DRC, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, the AMDC-17 estimate is much more plausible → 500,000
Min/max: AMDC-17 indicates “over 500 thousand” additional to 400 formal mines. → 500,000 - 600,000
Female participation: no data. Likely in the magnitude of neighboring countries (20-30%) → 125,000 (?)
Gold: no data. Acording to the Minamata Initial Assessment (https://www.mercuryconvention.org/sites/default/files/documents/minamata_initial_assessment/Zambia-MIA-2017.pdf) there are no emission from ASGM. Therefore insignificant ASGM can be assumed. → 0
Data sources for estimation
2018: 55,000
(IGF-18): 30,000 -80,000 (55,000)
2017: 500,000
(AMDC-17): Page 109: “The mining is done by … more than 400 small scale miners and non specified number of illegal miners and artisanal miners who are estimated to be over 500 thousand.”
2014: 87,000
(UBC-14): Gold-only data produced by statistic modelling:
Expected ASM population: 87,000 Estimated ASM gold production: 1.4 t/a
2013: 30,000
(IIED-13): 30,000
2003: 30,000
(MMSD-03): Estimate for MMSD research country: 30,000
MMSD study by B.Drechsler (https://commdev.org/pdf/publications/Small-Scale-Mining-Development-SADC-Region.pdf)
1999: 25,000
(ILO-99): Employment: 20,000 - 30,000
Number of mines: 200
Illegal mines: +/- 15%
Publications
| Reference | Year | Citation | Archived Copy | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | arm-18.pdf | responsiblemines.org/… |
| 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. | igf-18.pdf | iisd.org/… |
| GMA-18 | 2018 | UNEP (2018): Global Mercury Assessment 2018. Technical Background Report E-Annex. Chapter 3.2. UNEP, Geneva. | gma-18.pdf | wedocs.unep.org/… |
| AMDC-17 | 2017 | AMDC (2017): ASM Sector Report. Selected countries policy profile review of ASM | amdc-17.pdf | knowledge.uneca.org/… |
| 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. | ubc-14.pdf | doi.org/… |
| IIED-13 | 2013 | Buxton, A. (2013): Responding to the challenge of artisanal and small-scale mining. How can knowledge networks help? IIED, London. | iied-13.pdf | pubs.iied.org/… |
| MMSD-03 | 2003 | Hentschel, T., Hruschka, F., Priester, M. (2003): Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining - Challenges and Opportunities. MMSD (IIED), London. | mmsd-03.pdf | pubs.iied.org/… |
| ITDG-01 | 2001 | Dreschler, B. (2001): Small-scale Mining and Sustainable Development within the SADC Region. MMSD, ITDG, London | itdg-01.pdf | commdev.org/… |
| 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. | ilo-99.pdf | ilo.org/… |
Further Materials
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| asmdata | |
|---|---|
| ASM Status | Existing (data assessed) |
| Country Count | 1 |
| Data year | 2017 |
| Publ. year | 2017 |
| ASM Miners | 500,000 |
| - gold | 0 |
| Inc. DevMin | no |
| - min. | 500,000 |
| - max. | 600,000 |
| - female | 125 ,000 |
| ASM Commodities | gemstone, 3T, copper |