Under a Creative Commons license open accessHighlights Abstract This paper investigates the local effects of mining on the quality of public services and on people’s optimism about their future living conditions in Africa. Most importantly, it assesses the moderating role of local institutions and lo...
THE SOCIAL-CULTURAL CONTEXT OF WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING: CASE OF TAITA TAVETA REGION OF KENYA The chapter examines the financing of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) operations for sustainable rural development in sub-Saharan Africa. It explore... D Mugo,F Ond...
Although current legislation appears to be adequate in many respects, time has now come to amend the Mines and Minerals Act (1995) so that it becomes mandatory for all mining activities, including small-scale mines, to submit environmental impact assessment reports before a license to mine or ...
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(Abrefah et al.2011; Asante et al.2007; Basu et al.2011; Mensah et al.2020), Kenya (Ondayo et al.2023), and Tanzania (Ikingura and Akagi1996; Nyanza et al.2019,2014b) (Tables2and3; Supplementary Tables 1–4). Similarly, a few (n = 4) studies found Cd concentrations ...
The World Bank has asked Kenya to drop the requirement for mining firms in Kenya to cede at least 35 percent stake to locals.
(2002) `Environmental Impact Assessment of the Proposed Titanium Mining Project in Kwale District, Kenya', Marine Georesources & Geotechnology 20(3): p. 199-207.Abuodha, J.O.Z., 2002, Environmental impact assessment of the proposed titanium mining project in Kwale district, Kenya: Marine ...
Precious metal recovery from electronic waste, termed urban mining, is important for a circular economy. Present methods for urban mining, mainly smelting and leaching, suffer from lengthy purification processes and negative environmental impacts. Here,
Kenya and Sudan together account for another 20% of total borrowing in the period up 2017. Two mineral-rich countries are Zambia and the DRC which have received almost 14 billion (9%) in loans. Until 2017, loans to resource extraction were 19.4 billion of which 91% went to Angolan state...
E. Plasmodium falciparum Protein Microarray Antibody Profiles Correlate With Protection From Symptomatic Malaria in Kenya. J Infect Dis 212, 1429–1438, doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv224 (2015). 27. Richards, J. S. Identification and prioritization of merozoite antigens as targets of protective human ...