Artisanal Gold Mining AGM supports 15 20 million livelihoods worldwide with up to ten times that number of indirect dependents Overall artisanal miners operate in over 70 countries accounting for 12 18% of global mineral production IIED 2024; UNEP 2024
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Get PriceThe map shows how gold mining is currently the most important subsector in Eastern DRC s artisanal mining business The collected data suggests that the number of miners active in gold mining is up to 4 times higher than that for tin tantalum and tungsten combined
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