Artisanal and Small Scale Mining in Bougainville: Risk, Reward and Regulation
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O'Faircheallaigh, Ciaran
Regan, Anthony
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Canberra, ACT: Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University
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This paper provides a high-level but comprehensive
review of the status, as of mid-2016,1
of the artisanal
and small-scale (ASM, or sometimes AASM)
industry in post-conflict Bougainville, drawing on
extensive fieldwork conducted during 2014–16.2
It focuses on the location of ASM activity and the
modes and methods of production being used, the
identity of miners, and the nature of their participation
in ASM. It outlines preliminary findings regarding
the way in which access is gained to land used
in ASM. It then considers key issues raised by ASM
under three broad headings: the economic rewards
it generates; the environmental, social, cultural and
safety risks associated with ASM; and informal and
formal efforts at regulation of ASM activity.
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