Mutoshi Cobalt Pilot Project, DRC: Transforming ASM for Increased Productivity, Safer Working Conditions, and Fairer Female Earnings
Excerpt from the 2020 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector
Focus Area: Improve Occupational Health and Safety
Case Study: Mutoshi Cobalt Pilot Project, Drc: Transforming ASM for Increased Productivity, Safer Working Conditions, and Fairer Female Earnings
A significant proportion of global cobalt production originates from artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). An estimated 20-30 percent (Clowes and Kavanagh 2020) of the 100,000 metric tons of cobalt produced in DRC in 2019 (USGS 2020) comes from ASM, providing an essential livelihood for approximately 150,000-200,000 people (BGR 2019; OECD 2019).
Additional Info
- Author(s)
- Stephanie Shumsky, S Shumsky
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Associated Partners
- Pact
- Language
- English
- Publishing Institution Webpage
- https://www.delvedatabase.org
- Data Source Classification
- Global Report
- Research Type
- Both
- Research Methodology
- Primary - OBSERVATION, Secondary - PREVIOUS RESEARCH, Secondary - OFFICIAL STATISTICS
- Thematic Tags
- Political, Formalization, Governance, Economic, Market Linkages, Social, Community, Employment, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Labor and Working Conditions, Livelihoods, 2020 State of Sector
- Minerals
- Cobalt, Copper
- Country
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Last Updated
- July 1, 2021