Papua New Guinea
ASM Population:75,000
Total: Most recent data (IGF-18) is plausible within the time series, but probably rather at the lower side. → 75,000
Min/max: Taking IIED-13 and UBC-14 into account: 60,000 - 110,000
Female participation: no data. Working hypothesis: less than 10% → 5,000
Gold: All data are for ASGM → 75,000
Data sources for estimation
2018: 75,000
(IGF-18): 75,000 (50,000 - 100,000)
2014: 108,000
(UBC-14): Gold-only data produced by statistic modelling:
Expected ASM population: 108,000 Estimated ASM gold production: 2 - 5 t/a
2013: 55,000
(IIED-13): 50,000 - 60,000
2003: 55,000
(MMSD-03): Estimate for MMSD research country: 50,000 - 60,000
MMSD study by B.Susapu and G.Crispin (http://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/G00733.pdf)
1999: 17,500
(ILO-99): Employment: 15,000 - 20,000
Number of mines: n/a
Illegal mines: n/a
Publications
| Reference | Year | Citation | Archived Copy | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARM-18 | 2018 | Barreto, M.L.,Schein, P., Hinton, J., Hruschka, F. (2018): The Impact of Small-Scale Mining Operations on Economies and Livelihoods in Low- to Middle-Income Countries. ARM, Envigado, PACT, Westcombe. | arm-18.pdf | responsiblemines.org/… |
| IGF-18 | 2018 | IGF (2018): Global Trends in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM): A review of key numbers and issues. IIED/IISD, London, Winnipeg. | igf-18.pdf | iisd.org/… |
| GMA-18 | 2018 | UNEP (2018): Global Mercury Assessment 2018. Technical Background Report E-Annex. Chapter 3.2. UNEP, Geneva. | gma-18.pdf | wedocs.unep.org/… |
| UBC-14 | 2014 | Seccatore, J., Veiga, M., et al. (Univ. of British Columbia - UBC) (2014): An estimation of the artisanal small-scale production of gold in the world. Scitotenv. 496. | ubc-14.pdf | doi.org/… |
| IIED-13 | 2013 | Buxton, A. (2013): Responding to the challenge of artisanal and small-scale mining. How can knowledge networks help? IIED, London. | iied-13.pdf | pubs.iied.org/… |
| MMSD-03 | 2003 | Hentschel, T., Hruschka, F., Priester, M. (2003): Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining - Challenges and Opportunities. MMSD (IIED), London. | mmsd-03.pdf | pubs.iied.org/… |
| ILO-99 | 1999 | Jennings, N. (1999): Social and labour issues in small-scale mines. Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting on Social and Labour Issues in Small-scale Mines. ILO, Geneva. | ilo-99.pdf | ilo.org/… |
Further Materials
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvVmj7esLgo&list=PLW0k64ZQOWlrNk96VI6ICJos9Sf4PaPVB
Articles:
Data section
| ASM DATA - Country Database Record | |
|---|---|
| Country Code | PNG |
| Country | Papua New Guinea |
| ASM Status | Existing (data assessed) |
| Country Count | 1 |
| Data year | 2018 |
| Publ. year | 2018 |
| ASM Miners | 75,000 |
| - gold | 75 ,000 |
| Data curation | as reported |
| Inc. DevMin | no |
| - min. | 60,000 |
| - max. | 110,000 |
| - female | 5 ,000 |
| ASM Commodities | gold |