The very dynamic nature of this extractive activity and its spread in rural and remote areas make its mapping and monitoring very challenging. ... Fig. 9 shows the areas transformed from vegetated areas to mining areas, ... Luilu and Mpingiri rivers, democratic Republic of the Congo. Chemosphere, 191 (2018), pp. 1008-1020, …
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Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activities have contributed, in most cases, to the rural development of some African countries. Practically, these activities have influenced the environmental, health and socio-economic status. In essence, there is a need to investigate how these activities fuel poverty eradication in Africa. Here, a …
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Earth observation is an important source of information in areas that are too remote, too insecure or even both for traditional field surveys. 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 …
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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 …
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Remote sensing for environmental monitoring and remediation of areas degraded by mining activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Call for action Innocent MUFUNGIZI Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, B.P. 190 Kinshasa XI, DR Congo Pedology and Geochemistry Laboratory, …
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1. Introduction1.1. Conflict over natural resources – the example of artisanal mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In past decades, exploitation and trade in natural resources have played a central role in funding and fuelling armed conflicts, which often further weaken fragile states (Global Witness, 2013, Burnley, 2011, Mildner et al., …
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Moving to the mines: Motivations of men and women for migration to artisanal and small-scale mining sites in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Resources Policy, Volume 51, 2017, pp. 115-122 Beth J. Maclin, …, Phuong Pham
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Over the past three decades, the global appetite for gold has continued to grow, driven by increased consumer demand from Asia and soaring investor demand following spiking gold prices. 6 Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is prevalent in at least 64 countries (Figure 1).The estimated number of ASGM miners increased …
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You Mentioned The Goldeneye Project. Please Tell Us Briefly About It. GoldenEye is a three-year H2020 project funded by the European Commission. The project aims to build an AI-based platform for monitoring and analyzing mine sites across the European Union to make the exploration of minerals more cost-effective and efficient …
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The Kibali gold mine is situated 560km north-east of Kisangani in the Orientale province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Developed in an area of 1,836km² on the Moto goldfields, the site is one …
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For some mining sites, additional information will be available on the mining and security history of the area. Users can also ind whether mining sites have been 'validated' (licensed to operate) by the Congolese government; the governmental 'qualiication missions' of 2014 have though not yet been included on the map.
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This report aims to provide insight into the impact of initiatives on the livelihood strategies of local communities in the DRC, based on field research in a wide range of mining areas; …
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More remote areas, on the other hand, which have not yet profited from more concrete initiatives to resuscitate trade, have not witnessed an improvement of the socio-economic or security situation. In many areas, miners have responded to this ... The second section provides case studies from various mining sites throughout eastern Congo. Each
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The Congo Basin Region (CBR) has many remarkable natural resources, including many endemic species as well as megafauna. ... and could renew interest in and production at several viable mining sites in the future if stabilization or sector restructuring occurs. Equatorial Guinea has a growing economy based on inflows of oil revenues and …
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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 ...
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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 …
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Most artisanal mining sites are found in remote locations, remain unplanned and unregulated, and are subject to a host of social and environmental problems.
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Surface mining extent is considered to cover all areas of the mining site operations, including the stock piles, mining dam tailings, mining paths, open-pit rocks, ... A method for integrating MODIS and Landsat data for systematic monitoring of forest cover and change in the Congo Basin. Remote Sens. Environ. 2008, 112, 2495–2513.
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An analysis of the newly visited mining sites shows that a range of armed actors are present at the mines. Of the armed actors, the Congolese national army …
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Introduction. Mining has been an important contributor to the development of remote and regional areas; however, the history of mining for supporting communities can also be one of boom and bust (Eklund Citation 2015) and uneven development (Bradbury Citation 1979).Globally, numerous towns have originally been established to support …
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Mining alters the natural landscape and discharges large volumes of wastes that pose serious pollution hazards to the environment, to human health and to agriculture. As a result, the recent 2 decades have witnessed a global surge in research on post-mining landscape restoration, yielding a suite of techniques including physical, chemical, …
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Gold mining operations generate a range of ecological and environmental impacts that can be measured spatially using geographic information system and remote sensing methods. This study assessed land-use and land-cover dynamics in the gold mining area using geographic information system and remote sensing techniques with …
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Zhou acknowledged that there was "a lot of corruption" in Congo's mining sector, but he maintained that, with enough economic prosperity, the gray economy in Congo will fade, much as it has ...
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ASM may take place in old mine compounds abandoned by large mining companies, in tailing dams, or in downstream areas (Hentschel et al., 2003). Since mining is a temporary use of land, abandoned mines are …
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As mining companies seek to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and act to safeguard employees, some have started to relocate around 15–20 percent of their on-site workforce by setting up "control towers" to facilitate remote working (especially for non-frontline roles like subject-matter experts). This is helping the industry …
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This is particularly true for rebel leaders in areas where no minerals can be found. Everywhere across Eastern Congo, as mining sites become cleared of armed actors, rebel leaders and military ...
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ness. In addition, some of the frontlines do appear to be related to the control over mining sites. The NDC-R, for example, has speci"cally targeted mining areas controlled by rival armed groups. Impact of responsible sourcing on armed interference IPIS has been gathering systematic data on the issue of armed interference from before 2010, when the
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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 …
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The FPP/AP is in active conflict with armed group Nduma Défense du Congo – Rénové (NDC-R), including over access to mining sites, leading to ongoing violence in the area. Still, progress has ...
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1. Introduction. Mining is one of few industries that change entire landscapes, making it the source of a variety of impacts (see Bebbington et al., 2008; Mudd, 2010).These impacts are geographical in nature, as mines are unevenly distributed around the world and disproportionately affect the communities or ecosystems nearest to them …
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The Catoca diamond mine is located around 30 km north-northwest of Saurimo, the capital of the Lunda Sul Province in the northeast of Angola (Fig. 1).The mining area experiences a temperate to tropical savannah climate (Köppen, 1936, Huntley et al., 2019, Frazão et al., 2020), with a wet season from October to late April …
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The discovery of valuable minerals in the mineral-abundant eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo can stimulate extensive migration into remote areas of the Congo Basin rainforest. Despite the ...
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