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One of the aims of this site is to make information
and ideas on small-scale mining available and accessible to a wide audience.
To this end, users can forward details of their organizations, a description
of its aims and contact details by email to: minerals.forum@unctad.org.
Some of the following organizations do not have a presence on the Internet
and are just provided for the information of users.
Assistance
Technique aux Petites Exploitations Minieres
(ATPEM)
Le groupe anglais Intermediate
Technology Consultants (ITC) et Projekt-Consult GmbH réalisent
actuellement un programme intégré pour normaliser le secteur
de la petite mine au nom du Ministère de l’Energie et des Mines
de Madagascar.
British
Geological Survey
Survey and research establishment with a wide range of project
experience including small-scale mining.
Business
Partners for Development (BPD) - Natural Resources Cluster
The focus project on Las
Cristinas gold mine - Venezuela has worked on establishing a partnership
with small-scale miners in the area of the operation.
Centre
for Mineral Technology (CETEM)
Involved in the MMSD project as a partner for a country study on small
scale mining in Brazil, South America.
Communities and
Small-Scale Mining (CASM)
CASM is an umbrella forum, providing a coordinated and integrated
approach to assessing and addressing some of the problems within the small-scale
mining sub-sector and disseminating pertinent information on activities.
Contributors to the forum include the World Bank, ICME, United Kingdom
Department for International Development (DFID), Conservation International,
ILO, UN Agencies and the Institute of Geo-Sciences & Environment -
Japan. An Expert Advisory Group of independent experts and representatives
of small-scale mining oversees the quality and relevance of the groups
activities.
Fundación Ambiente y Sociedad
Involved in the MMSD project as a partner for a country study on small
scale mining in Ecuador, South America.
Fundación
Medio Ambiente, Minería e Industria
(MEDMIN)
Involved in the MMSD project as a partner for a country study on small
scale mining in Bolivia, South America.
Grupo de Análisis
para el Desarrollo (GRADE)
Involved in the MMSD project as a partner for a country study on small
scale mining in Peru, South America.
Hg-Net
- The Mercury Network
Network dedicated to sharing information on mercury in gold mining throughout
the world. Formed as a result of the International Symposium at Santarem,
Brazil in 1997.
Institute
for Geo-Resources and Environment
The Institute for Geo-Resources and Environment is a Japanese research
institute that conducts fieldwork and research on the planning and evaluation
of exploration and the development and utilization of underground resources
such as geothermal, fuel, and mineral resources. A recent project in the
mineral resources area is the 'Interdisciplinary Study on the Environmental
Management, Planning and Risk Communication in Gold Rush Regions'.
For more information on this study contact: Dr
Satoshi Murao, Project Leader. (Japanese/English)
Intermediate
Technology Development Group (ITDG)
Development NGO committed to providing access to appropriate technologies
to promote sustainable livelihoods in the developing world. Small-scale
mining is one of many programmes. The ITDG have recently undertaken a
regional
study on small-scale mines (MS Word 3.6Mb) commissioned by MMSD Southern
Africa and conducted in partnership with the Southern
African Network for Training and Research on the Environment (SANTREN).
Intermediate Technology
Consultants Ltd
The consulting arm
of ITDG working in three main activity areas; Energy and Environment,
Enterprise Development and Sustainable Livelihoods. Currently
involved in a project with Projekt-Consult in Madagascar on Small-Scale
Mining Regulation (site in Francais and English).
Mineral
Development International A/S
Danish geological consultancy providing training and services
to the small-scale mining sector.
Mining
Magazine and Mining
Journal
Home pages of London based mining periodicals. Good articles and a
good point of contact on general mining issues.
MMSD
Small-Scale Mining
The Mining, Minerals
and Sustainable Development (MMSD) project small-scale mining activities
and partners.
National Institute of Small Mines (NISM)
Involved in the MMSD project as a partner for a country study on small
scale mining in India.
Projekt-Consult
Consultancy specializing in small-scale mining technologies and
environmental effects of mining. They are advising the Small Scale Mining
Department of the Minerals Commission on a project
promoting small-scale gold and diamond mining in Ghana. The aim of
the project is to increase the contribution of the small scale mining
sector to the Ghanaian economy by enabling the small scale miners to improve
their operations making them more economically productive, safe and environmentally
sound. They are also involved in a project, ATPEM, on Small
Scale Mining Regulation in Madagascar.
Promotion de l'Artisanat Minier et Protection de
l'Environnement (PAMPE)
Involved in the MMSD project as a partner for a country study on small
scale mining in Mali, West Africa.
South African Department of Minerals and Energy
Small-scale
mining activities page. A National Small Scale Mining Development
Framework is being developed to establish enabling conditions for small
scale mining development with the objective of alleviating technical and
financial constraints faced by active or aspirant small scale miners.
Southern
African Network for Training and Research on the Environment
(SANTREN)
The SANTREN
Small Scale Mining Group has the brief to review the impacts of
small scale mining in certain SADC countries and, using this information,
to develop short courses aimed at specific target groups involved in
the small scale mining industry. See also information on Mining
and Environment and Mine
Dumps.
World
Bank Group - Mining
Mining page of World Bank. Contains useful papers and strategy
documents on a number of mining issues including artisinal
and small-scale mining.
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