Senegal
ASM Population: 67,000
Total: Most reliable field based data from 2017: 67,000
Min/max: no data. Best guess: 60,000 - 75,000
Female participation: Data from 2021 sugests 50% → 34,000
Gold: presumingla all data is for ASGM. → 67,000
Data sources for estimation
2021: female participation 50%
https://issafrica.org/iss-today/gold-doesnt-shine-for-women-in-mali-and-senegals-mines indicates:
While definitive official data is limited due to the clandestine nature of most of the mining sites, analysis from 2018 in Senegal and 2019 in Mali estimated that women constituted half of the artisanal and small-scale mining labour force. Significantly, the female mining labour force is not only Senegalese and Malian but also includes various West African nationals from Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea and Nigeria.
2018: 15,000
(IGF-18): 15,000
2017: 67,000
Data contained in https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313688253_Artisanal_and_Small-Scale_Gold_Mining_in_Senegal_Livelihoods_Customary_Authority_and_Formalization:
The structured interviews were applied to a total of eight primary hard-rock sites representing five major sites (5000þpeople), two medium-sized sites (500þpeople), and one small site (>250 people), which together accounted for more than half of the total estimated ASGM population in Senegal of approximately 67,000 people.
2014: 15,000
(UBC-14): Gold-only data produced by statistic modelling:
Expected ASM population: 15,000 Estimated ASM gold production: 0.3 t/a
1999: 3,000
(ILO-99): Employment: 3,000
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/… |
| 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/… |
| 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/… |
| 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/… |
Further Materials
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLED18CFD35F4FD59B
Articles:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313688253_Artisanal_and_Small-Scale_Gold_Mining_in_Senegal_Livelihoods_Customary_Authority_and_Formalization
https://issafrica.org/iss-today/gold-doesnt-shine-for-women-in-mali-and-senegals-mines
Data section
| ASM DATA - Country Database Record | |
|---|---|
| Country Code | SEN |
| Country | Senegal |
| ASM Status | Existing (data assessed) |
| Country Count | 1 |
| Data year | 2017 |
| Publ. year | 2017 |
| ASM Miners | 67,000 |
| - gold | 67 ,000 |
| Data curation | as reported |
| Inc. DevMin | no |
| - min. | 60,000 |
| - max. | 75,000 |
| - female | 34 ,000 |
| ASM Commodities | gold |