Founded in January 2023, the Artisanal and Small Scale Mining Association of Kenya (ASMAK) is a non-profit, non-political hub championing nationwide artisanal and small …

The paper adopts a practice-based approach to examine the impact of Covid-19 on gold and gemstone artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) practices in sub-Saharan Africa. It highlights the informality of ASM and discusses how the Ghana and Kenya governments' measures have significantly increased the vulnerabilities of the …

Anyona, S, & Rop, B. (2015). The Character and Profile of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gemstone Mining Community in Taita Taveta County, Kenya. …

Legal artisanal and small-scale mining contributed US$224 million to the Kenyan economy in 2022, representing over half of the country's mining output. The sector employs roughly 250 000 miners, 40% of whom are women, and supports the livelihoods of over 800 000 people. However, when unregulated, as is the case in Illo, it quickly …

Acacia Mining recently defined a maiden resource of 1.31 Moz at 12.1 g/t at the Liranda Corridor. Karebe Mining (near Kisumu) and Kilimapesa Gold (in Lolgorien) are fully-mechanized small-scale operations which have been producing gold for a few years. Kenya offers significant potential for the development of formal small-scale gold mines.

Founded in January 2023, the Artisanal and Small Scale Mining Association of Kenya (ASMAK) is a non-profit, non-political hub championing nationwide artisanal and small-scale mining. With a 12-member board representing diverse regions, ASMAK, chaired by Dan Odida, ensures inclusive growth and advocacy across Kenya's entire ASM sector.

"ASM in Kenya is conducted in half a dozen districts, employs 140,000 people, and supports over 800,000 Kenyans," says Sebastien Pennes, an associate at Levin Sources, highlighting the scale of the industry. The ASM workforce is more than 10 times larger than its equivalent in large-scale mining, which employs just 9,000 p…

2023, the Artisanal and Small Scale Mining Association of Kenya (ASMAK) is a pioneering, non-profit, and non-political organization dedicated to elevating artisanal and small-scale. mining across the nation. Boasting a diverse representation of four counties and soon-to-be expanding to 14,

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country's artisanal and small-scale mining sector – of gold, gemstones, but also materials like stone and sand – provide crucial livelihoods for women and men. Yet, data on …

A new World Bank and Pact report finds that better working conditions can improve productivity, health, and safety for the over 44 million artisanal miners across 80 countries. The report outlines solutions to improve occupational health and safety, social protection, and fair labor standards for the artisanal and small-scale (ASM) sector and …

This study focuses on the artisanal and small-scale gemstone mining community in TaitaTaveta County with the objective of assessing their demographic profile and how their lives have been affected by the mining activities. The County is endowed with a wide variety of some of the rarest gemstone in the world. These include the famous …

Most of the gold mined in Illo is sold illegally in Kenya – with substantial amounts smuggled into Ethiopia by intermediaries for onward transfer to the Middle …

The impact of Covid-19 on gold and gemstone artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa: The case of Ghana and Kenya

Economic contributions of artisanal and small-scale mining in Kenya: gold and gemstones. Building upon existing research and informed by two field studies, this …

A report by Horkel (1980) shows that parts of TaitaTaveta County has high and middle value gemstones including: Tsavorite (green garnets), red garnets, ruby, change colour, …

Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Ghana and Kenya Abstract: Artisanal and small-scale miners are facing unprecedented challenges due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The paper adopts a practice-based approach to examine the impact of Covid-19 on gold and gemstone Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) practices

Resources Policy, 34, 1–5. Hilson, G. and McQuilken, J. (2014). Four decades of support for artisanal and small-scale mining in sub- Saharan Africa: a critical review. The Extractive Industries and Society, 1(1), 104–118. IGF (2017), Global Trends in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM): A review of key numbers and issues. Winnipeg: IISD.

The gold mining sector, inclusive of Taita Taveta, Migori, Siaya and Turkana and the seasonal nature of the work, provides work for some 40,000 Kenyans, whilst the …

Download scientific diagram | Interviews conducted on gold (Ghana) and gemstones (Kenya) mining. from publication: The impact of Covid-19 on gold and gemstone artisanal and small-scale mining in ...

Gold and Gemstone Policy in Kenya: The Devil Is in the Detail. Small-scale artisanal gold and gemstone mining is decades-old but lack of knowledge and expertise, and limited support from the …

The Economic Contributions of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Kenya: Gold and Gemstones iii Executive Summary Context The economic role of artisanal and small …