Thailand

Total: ASM appears to be mostly extracting gemstones. Therefore it may be possible that ASM popultation has not increased since ILO-99. → 20,000
Min/max: As data is quite old, uncertainty is high. A range of +/-50% is believed reasonable. → 10,000 - 30,000
Female participation: no data. Working hypothesis 10% → 2,000
Gold: no data. Most likely almost none → 0

2018: 20,000

(IGF-18): 20,000

1999: 21,500

(ILO-99): Employment: 21,500
Number of mines: 500 - 950
Illegal mines: +/- 5%

ReferenceYearCitationArchived CopyLink
ARM-182018Barreto, 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.pdfresponsiblemines.org/…
IGF-182018IGF (2018): Global Trends in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM): A review of key numbers and issues. IIED/IISD, London, Winnipeg.igf-18.pdfiisd.org/…
GMA-182018UNEP (2018): Global Mercury Assessment 2018. Technical Background Report E-Annex. Chapter 3.2. UNEP, Geneva.gma-18.pdfwedocs.unep.org/…
ILO-991999Jennings, 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.pdfilo.org/…

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ASM DATA - Country Database Record
Country CodeTHA
CountryThailand
ASM StatusExisting (data assessed)
Country Count1
Data year1999
Publ. year2018
ASM Miners20,000
- gold0
Data curation as reported
Inc. DevMinno
- min.10,000
- max.30,000
- female2 ,000
ASM Commoditiesgemstone
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