Formalizing artisanal and small-scale mining in Mozambique: Concerns, priorities and challenges
Formalizing artisanal and small-scale mining in Mozambique: Concerns, priorities and challenges
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DOI：
10.1016/j.resourpol.2021.102001
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发表时间：
2021-02-12
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10.2
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Laing, Tim
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Hilson, Gavin;Mondlane, Salvador;Laing, Tim
本文批判性地反思了莫桑比克为使手工和小规模采矿（ASM）（低技术、劳动密集型矿物开采和加工）正规化所做的努力。本文根据对政策制定者、ASM 协会代表和 200 名个体矿工的采访结果，详细介绍了该国 ASM 正规化的经验。调查结果显示，尽管莫桑比克的ASM正式化进程一开始表现出了巨大的希望，但历时三十年的努力已经失去了相当大的动力。官僚许可计划、Estatuto Organico dos Recursos Minerais e Energia (MIREME) 的职责重叠以及有关矿工信息的缺乏导致了这一放缓。莫桑比克推动 ASM 正规化的主题并不新鲜，但案件本身有其独特的细微差别和故事情节。
This paper reflects critically on efforts made to formalize artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) - low-tech, labour-intensive mineral extraction and processing - in Mozambique. Drawing on findings from interviews with policymakers, representatives from ASM associations and 200 individual miners, the paper captures the details of the country's ASM formalization experience. Findings reveal that despite showing considerable promise at first, the drive to formalize ASM in Mozambique, which spans three decades, has lost considerable momentum. A bureaucratic licensing scheme, overlapping responsibilities at the Estatuto Organico do Ministerio dos Recursos Minerais e Energia (MIREME), and a shortage of information about miners have contributed to this slowdown. The themes underpinning the efforts to formalize ASM in Mozambique are not new but the case itself has its own unique nuances and storylines.