The social minefield of gold digging in South-Kivu, DRC The case of Kamituga
Starting out as a Large-Scale Mining (LSM) activity in the colonial period, gold mining became more and more dominated by artisanal miners in the course of the past decades. Now, the pendulum swings back to LSM. What is the scope for a relocation and/or reorientation of artisanal miners? We study the case of Kamituga, one of Banro’s gold concessions in South-Kivu.
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2015-02
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Authors: | Verpoorten, Marijke ; Kilosho, Janvier ; Stoop, Nik |
Institutions: | Instituut voor Ontwikkelingsbeleid en -beheer (IOB), Universiteit Antwerpen |
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