Maintaining records of artisanal and small-scale mining sites in developing countries requires considerable effort, so it would be beneficial if Earth observation data from space could assist in the identifying and …

Global mine areas and mine sites. 74,548 mine area polygons are reported in the present study, with global coverage and example delineated areas illustrated in Fig. 1.A total estimated mine area ...

6 7 LIST OF ACRONYMS ANRAgence Nationale de Renseignements APCLS Alliance des pates pour un Congo libre et souverain ASM Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining CNRD Conseil national pour le renouveau et la démocratie DGR-NK Direction Générale des Recettes du Nord Kivu DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo FARDC Forces Armées …

The 2016-2018 mapping of artisanal mining sites in eastern DRC was funded by the International Or-ganization for Migration- IOM in the DRC through the United States …

Report 1 provides an interim analysis of the information that IPIS collected at the 450 artisanal mining sites visited between September 2021 and March 2022. It includes a general overview of the mining sites' main characteristics, including information on location, minerals, workers' presence, and mercury use.

Over the next two years, IPIS – in partnership with USAID, Tetra Tech and the Congolese Ministry of Mines – will undertake a large-scale mapping effort of artisanal and small-scale mining sites in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with the aim to …

1. The Congo Basin Region (CBR). The CBR hosts one of the world's largest expanses of closed canopy tropical forest, second in area only to the Amazonian rainforest.

communities. As a result, even at large mining sites The production of cobalt from ASM sites in the DRC represents the second-largest cobalt-mining sector in the world after LSM production in the DRC Right: Illegal artisanal cobalt mine Making Mining Safe and Fair: Artisanal cobalt extraction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 5

This report takes stock of 5 years of implementation of national and international programmes and initiatives designed to operationalize the recommendations of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance on Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas in the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa, mainly focusing on the …

Many people, including women, looked for safe places in and around mining sites. Maclin et al. (2017), in an attempt to understand the motivation of men and women to move to mining areas, have ...

Mapping of artisanal mining sites in western Mambasa, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. October 27, 2023. The western part of Mambasa …

Although an inefficient mining method, the large numbers of people can contribute substantially to a country's total production. Much of this mining occurs in distant, lawless areas like the Amazon River basin or the outback in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The work is grueling and dangerous because of violence and unregulated work …

Analysis of the interactive map of artisanal mining areas in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (2023 update) December 22, 2023. Since 2009, IPIS has mapped and collected data at more than 2,800 Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) sites in the eastern Democratic Republic of the.

To respond effectively to the challenges of mineral development, communities need the context and information necessary to understand and weigh the issues. This booklet profiles major impacts associated with mines developed in remote areas. Produced for MiningWatch Canada by the Environmental Mining Council of …

Most artisanal mining sites are found in remote locations, remain unplanned and unregulated, and are subject to a host of social and environmental …

To overcome such opacity, Connette et al. (2016) [61] used Landsat and Google Earth imagery to map and classify mining areas across Myanmar, 71% of which were concentrated in the gold-and jade ...

69 Ibidem, pp. 54-60. 70 IPIS, Analysis of the interactive map of artisanal mining areas in Eastern DR Congo, November 2013. 67 68 27 Using the map to answer key risk assessment questions (gold) As far as gold is concerned, the map could shed light on the factual circumstances of ASM gold extraction and trade, and could help the risk …

Since mining is a temporary use of land, abandoned mines are sites where mining activities previously took place. ... Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives. ... Human exposure to metals due to consumption of fish from an artificial lake basin close to an active mining area in Katanga (D.R. Congo) Science …

In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector plays an important role in the local economy. While large-scale armed conflict over DRC's mineral wealth has decreased significantly over the past twenty years, armed actors continuously interfere in the mining sector, and conflicts over …

The vital role of artisanal and small-scale miners in the production of battery minerals – e.g. in the case of cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – is making it increasingly difficult for consumers and companies to turn a blind eye to dangerous working conditions, human rights violations and the use of child labour in the ...

in Congo's eastern region • As of March 2011, people were mining gold, coltan, and cassiterite on the outskirts of KBNP and within the park as well. • Most mining within the …

Most artisanal mining sites are found in remote locations, remain unplanned and unregulated, and are subject to a host of social and environmental problems. ... Southern Congo sits upon 3.4 ...

PDF | On Jan 1, 2007, Erik Reed and others published Assessment of the Mining Sector and Infrastructure Development in the Congo Basin Region | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ...

A multi-scale analysis approach is developed to monitor the Kivu provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to identify hot spots of mining activities and provide reliable information ...

Under the terms of the DRC Mining Code of 2002, 40% of mining royalties and 10% of surface rents should be returned to the provinces — with 25% of the royalties to be used for the provincial administration and 15% for the area where mining activities are carried out (World Bank, 2008). In Zambia, local development relies entirely on …

The countries of the CBR––Cameroon, the Central African Republic (CAR), the Republic of Congo (the RoC), the Democratic Republic of Congo (the DRC), Equatorial Guinea, …

Artisanal and small scale mining (ASM) sites in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) present livelihoods opportunities within an evolving security situation, thus offering the potential for economic and physical security. This paper presents survey data detailing reasons why men and women in eastern DRC migrate to ASM sites, with …

8 IPIS' mining site visits since December 2016 did not cover all the provinces of eastern DRC to the same extent. 278 (39%) of the 711 sites visited by IPIS' research teams are located in South Kivu. 123 mining sites were visited in Maniema, 119 in the former Katanga province and 130 in North Kivu.

Currently, about 382 000 artisanal miners dig for minerals in eastern Congo's 2,700 mining sites. Because there are so many, the central government struggles to get a grip on them. The minerals ...