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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Year of publication:	2015-02
Authors:	Verpoorten, Marijke ; Kilosho, Janvier ; Stoop, Nik
Institutions:	Instituut voor Ontwikkelingsbeleid en -beheer (IOB), Universiteit Antwerpen

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 10 4 pages
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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