UBC-14 data is only statistically calculated. Recent news articles confirm widespread “gold digging”. Due to lack of other data, the estimation of 7,000 remains the best available guess.
Min/max: +/- 1,000 appears reasonable
Female participation: Being an islamic country, participation of women is unlikely: 0.
Gold: All data are for ASGM.
(UBC-14): Gold-only data produced by statistic modelling:
Expected ASM population: 7,000 Estimated ASM gold production: 0.27 - 0.3 t/a
| 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/… |
| 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/… |
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW0k64ZQOWlpSsmigGSgaho0d5ZRT3IOm
Articles:
2017: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20170821-unemployed-youth-dig-for-gold-in-algeria/: “Hundreds of young people are flocking to the Iferi neighborhood in Djanet, Algeria, to dig for gold after a group of young men found small pieces in the border areas of Illizi province.“
| ASM DATA - Country Database Record | |
|---|---|
| Country Code | DZA |
| Country | Algeria |
| ASM Status | Existing (data assessed) |
| Country Count | 1 |
| Data year | 2014 |
| Publ. year | 2018 |
| ASM Miners | 7,000 |
| - gold | 7 ,000 |
| Data curation | as reported |
| Inc. DevMin | no |
| - min. | 6,000 |
| - max. | 8,000 |
| - female | 0 |
| ASM Commodities | gold |