Artisanal Mining & Biosphere Reserves in Central Africa

39 Pages·2011·5.87 MB·English

Artisanal Mining & Biosphere
Reserves in Central Africa
How to contribute from
the Earth Sciences
perspective
Luc André
Royal Museum for Central Africa
The ASM poverty trap
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How to alleviate this viscious circle
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The Congo case study
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› Structure the mining code and cadastral polygons
› Shift ASM from illegal towards legal polygons
› Improving cartography
The Rwanda-Burundi case study
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› Reinforce geo-prospecting
› Transboundary Geology
Conclusions
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TThhee AASSMM ppoovveerrttyy ttrraapp
((HHiillssoonn && ppaarrddiiee,, 22000066))
Low levels of technology
And poor geo-prospecting
Low recovery
Low productivity
Unskilled labour and
inability to invest
Low income
In a balanced steady state: This circle might be:
« the ladder that sends us to wealth »
Being 3-5 times the income of other occupations
it may contribute to poverty reduction!
TThhee AASSMM ppoovveerrttyy ttrraapp
((HHiillssoonn && ppaarrddiiee,, 22000066))
Low levels of technology When it is destabilized!
And poor geo-prospecting
Low recovery
Low productivity
Unskilled labour and
inability to invest
Low income
Environmental damage
Larger numbers of miners
Deteriorated quality
exploiting limited resources
of life and health
Refugees
Poverty exacerbation
Pressure on
Clashes
Commodities
Biodiversity, educational and cultural damages
Environmental
changes
The pressure on commodities is there and will grow
A strong pressure by refugees
A sad imposed modernity:
the artisanal mining in DRC
Gold
Copper
Diamond
Coltan
+
Rare Earths, Platinium group, Cobalt, Germanium, U
Kasai/Diamond
Diamond
Ituri: Gold
Gold