Formalizing Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining

88 Pages·2017·14.02 MB·English

Master Thesis African Studies
July 2017
Formalizing Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining
A Case Study of Cote d’Ivoire
Student: Titus Sauerwein (s1809423)
Supervisor I: Dr. Meike de Goede (Universiteit Leiden)
Supervisor II: Prof. Dr. Gavin Hilson (University of Surrey)
All photographs © 2017 Titus Sauerwein
Word Count: 17491 words
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Acknowledgement

A special word of thanks goes out to Dr. Meike de Goede (Universiteit Leiden) and Prof. Dr.
Gavin Hilson (University of Surrey) for their supervision, Asmara Klein (PWYP) for being the
start of this journey, Julien Tingain (EITI) for teaching me about life in Côte d’Ivoire, Steven van
Bockstael (Universiteit Ghent) for introducing me to ASM in Côte d’Ivoire and Ludivine Wouters
(Latitude Five) for introducing me to the world of diplomacy.
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Map of Côte d’Ivoire

Source: CIA (2004)

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List of Figures and Tables

Figures

Figure 1.1 - Estimation of the share of ASM in the global production of 16
selected minerals and metals
Figure 1.2 - The ASM poverty trap 17
Figure 2.1 - Model of Informal Employment: Hierarchy of Earnings & 23
Poverty Risk by Employment Status and Sex.
Figure 2.2 – Size of the informal sector in sub-Saharan Africa (ratio of 24
GNI in 2003)
Figure 4.1 - Gold Production in Côte d'Ivoire 2011-2015 (tons) 43
Figure 4.2 – Level of activity of artisanal small-scale gold mining in Côte 44
d’Ivoire

Tables

Table 1 - Employment estimates for artisanal and small-scale mining, and 15
minerals extracted, in selected developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa
Table 4.1 – ASM legal framework Côte d’Ivoire 47
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List of acronyms

ASM Artisanal and Small-scale Mining
DDI Diamond Development Initiative
EPRM European Partnership for Responsible Minerals
FN Force Nouvelle
GDP Gross domestic product
GNI Gross National Income
GoECDI United Nations Group of Experts for the Côte d’Ivoire
ILO International Labour Organization
LSM Large-Scale Mining
MIM Ministry of Industries and Mines
NDP National Development Plan
NGO Non-Governmental Organization
OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
PAC Partnership Africa Canada
PNRO Programme National de Rationalisation de l’Orpaillage
PRADD The Property Rights and Artisanal Diamond Development
SODEMI Société pour le Développement minier de la Côte d'Ivoire
UN United Nations
USD United States Dollars

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