Project ASGM Sustainability In Peixoto
This report was prepared as part of the project ASGM Sustainability in Peixoto funded by the World Banks Extractives Global Programmatic Support (EGPS), Emergency Window for Support to Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) Communities Impacted by COVID-19. This 4-month project has developed a strong relationship between the researchers form NAP Minerao/USP (Centre for Small-Scale Responsible Mining of the Dept of Mining Engineering of University of S Paulo, Brazil) and UBC (Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada) with the members of the COOGAVEPE (Cooperative of the Artisanal Miners of the Peixoto River Valley, Mato Grosso State, Brazil), with nearly 6000 associates.
The objective of the study was to investigate key issues related to the performance of the artisanal gold miners and their Cooperative to support suggestions to improve the sustainability of the Peixoto de Azevedos mining community. The study was conducted from February to May 2021, by remote interviews and a short field visit. Technical aspects of the gold extraction operation such as gold trading, use of mercury, mining and mineral processing methods, skills and motivations to keep mining, etc. as well as economic and social issues were also investigated and the stakeholders provided hints about the way forward to improve their practices and create more benefits for the local community. Co-existence of artisanal miners with companies, gender issues and the impact of the COVID outbreak on the mining activities were also part of the study and thoroughly discussed with the Cooperative members.
Additional Info
- Author(s)
- Dr. Carlos Henrique Xavier Araujo, Professor Giorgio De Tomi
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Associated Partners
- World Bank
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- Publishing Institution Webpage
- https://sites.usp.br/napmineracao/en/o-nap-mineracao/
- Data Source Classification
- Program Report
- Research Type
- Both
- Research Methodology
- Primary - SURVEY, Secondary - PREVIOUS RESEARCH
- Thematic Tags
- Political, Formalization, Governance, Economic, Access to Markets, Business Models, Export, Finance, Government Revenue, Income, Market Linkages, Social, Gender, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Labor and Working Conditions, Technological, Education and Training, Equipment, Extraction, Mine Life Cycle, Processing, Refining, Legal, Land Rights, Laws and Regulations, Licensing, Mineral Rights, Environmental, Deforestation, Degradation, Land, Mercury, Pollution, COVID-19
- Minerals
- Gold
- Region
- Latin America
- Country
- Brazil
- Last Updated
- August 5, 2022