Argentina
ASM Population: 6,000
Argentina seems to be not a ASM hotspot. By default the estimation from 1999 is protracted and rounded to full thousands: 6,000.
Max/min: Without newer data, uncertainty is very high. It seems reasonable to believe that the number of miners is somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000.
Female participation: It seems reasonable to believe that a quarter of the persons involved are women: 1,500.
Gold: All data are for ASGM. → 6,000
Data sources for estimation
2018: 5,800
(IGF-18) & (ARM-18)
Data inherited from ILO-99
1999: 5,800
(ILO-99): Employment: 5,800
Number of mines: 670 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/… |
| 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
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Data section
| ASM DATA - Country Database Record | |
|---|---|
| Country Code | ARG |
| Country | Argentina |
| ASM Status | Existing (data assessed) |
| Country Count | 1 |
| Data year | 1999 |
| Publ. year | 2018 |
| ASM Miners | 6,000 |
| - gold | 6 ,000 |
| Data curation | as reported |
| Inc. DevMin | no |
| - min. | 5,000 |
| - max. | 10,000 |
| - female | 1 ,500 |
| ASM Commodities | gold |