Abstract

PANTOJA TIMARAN, FREDDY HERNÁN  and  PANTOJA BARRIOS, SEBASTIÁN DAVID. ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE GOLD MINING IN COLOMBIA. PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES. Rev.fac.cienc.econ. [online]. 2016, vol.24, n.2, pp.147-160. ISSN 0121-6805.  https://doi.org/10.18359/rfce.2217.

The aim of this article is to briefly analyze social, political, economic, technological and environmental conditions of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Colombia. This analysis is based on the planning, management and implementation experience of environmental mining intervention projects, for over thirty years in the mining area of Nariño; as well as the exchange of experiences and knowledge with experts in other mining areas in Colombia and other Latin American countries where ASGM develops. From the above, a framework for structuring a comprehensive public policy for sustainable and responsible development for this activity, based on the implementation process of mining formalization, access to more efficient and environmentally responsible technologies is exposed, and in improving social, public health and working conditions in communities practicing traditional ASGM in Colombia.

Keywords : Mining in Colombia; ASM; Gold mining; Mining formalization.

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