Artisanal and small-scale gold mining employs more than 15 million people globally and generates a fifth of global gold supplies. It supports 100 million people indirectly, more than any other ...

For at least 16 million people worldwide, artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is a pillar of stability and opportunity, particularly in rural, impoverished communities. But the industry is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I shed light on hidden credit intent. Nov 03, 2025, 06:30am EST Artisanal Small Scale Mining (ASM) is emerging as a credit ...

To mark International Women’s Day we’re digging into an often overlooked, but critical sector for the global economy, and for many millions of women: Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM). From gold, ...

July 3 (UPI) --The government of President Dina Boluarte has extended Peru's small-scale mining formalization program through December, even as doubts persist more than a decade after its launch and ...

Prospectors Sean Hart (L) and Ron Kliewer (R) of Sundown Resources work at a uranium mine in San Bernardino County, Calif., ...

A sweeping review of rules governing smallscale and artisanal mining in Sierra Leone has created a regulatory environment conducive to achieving the level of open competition, continuity and security ...

In a recent study published in the journal Biogeosciences, scientists have confirmed that mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is contaminating food crops not through ...

Cassia Johnson receives funding from Commonwealth Scholarship. She is currently a civil servant with the Government of Canada. Her PhD research does not reflect the Government of Canada. Deborah ...