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Artisanal Mining in the DRC (Key Issues, Challenges and Opportunities)

Briefing note on Artisanal Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Prepared for discussion and validation at the DRC donor coordination meeting facilitated by Communities and Small-Scale Mining (CASM) in Kinshasa on August 15-17 2007.

Additional Info

Author(s)
K. D'Souza
Publication Year
2007
Associated Partners
World Bank, Department for International Development (DFID)
Publishing Institution Webpage
http://artisanalmining.org/
Research Type
Both
Thematic Tags
Political, Certification, Conflict, Due Diligence, Traceability, and Transparency, Formalization, Governance, Large-scale Mining, Supply Chains, Economic, Access to Markets, Business Models, Export, Government Revenue, Income, Market Linkages, Social, Child Labor, Community, Employment, Gender, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Labor and Working Conditions, Livelihoods, Technological, Education and Training, Equipment, Extraction, Legal, Land Rights, Laws and Regulations, Licensing, Mineral Rights, Tax, Environmental, Agriculture, Degradation, Land, Mercury, Pollution, Water
Minerals
Cassiterite, Cobalt, Coltan, Diamond, Gold, Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten, Wolframite
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Country
Democratic Republic of Congo
Last Updated
August 26, 2019