[1/10] Des géographes du projet GéoExTour ont suivi le parcours d’une pierre semi-précieuse depuis la Namibie. Leur enquête montre comment un caillou extrait à la main s’insère peu à peu dans des filières mondialisées. #geography #territorialities #artisanalmining #extraction #Namibia

Artisanal mining in the Congo is dangerous and physically demanding. But for many workers, it is one of the only ways to earn a meaningful income. #EnergyRevolution #BenRadley #Congo #Cobalt #CriticalMinerals #ArtisanalMining #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #SustainableMining #GlobalDevelopment

As industrial mining expands in Congo, artisanal miners are being pushed out. #EnergyRevolution #BenRadley #Congo #ArtisanalMining #CriticalMinerals #EnergyTransition #Cobalt #Copper #HumanRights #SustainableMining #GlobalDevelopment

Ben Radley explains the harsh but voluntary reality of artisanal mining in Congo, where dangerous work often pays far more than local alternatives. #Congo #ArtisanalMining #Cobalt #EnergyTransition

Can associations protect artisanal miners in eastern DRC? New brief shows promise and limits due to weak resources and structures.
📄 Read Analysis & Policy Brief 64: loom.ly/htdSiCg

#ArtisanalMining #DRCongo #SocialProtection #Development

📚 Who protects artisanal miners?
This literature review delves into how formal and informal associations shape social protection in eastern DRC’s artisanal mining sector—where miners often view cooperatives as both support and source of conflict.
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#ArtisanalMining #SocialProtection

💡 Nouveau IOB Working Paper (2025.04) par Sara Geenen & @sarahgeokl.bsky.social:
"Faire face aux risques: les risques et la précarité dans les mines artisanales et à petite échelle en #RDCongo"
🔗 Read more: medialibrary.uantwerpen.be/files/2137/0...
#DRC #RDC #DRCongo #ArtisanalMining

#Informalmining in #SouthAfrica is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it – here’s what will #artisanalmining
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South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: massive regional economic repair.

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#ZamaZamas
#BusinessAndEconomy

#congo #artisanalmining #exploitation #congoisbleeding #freecongo