Total: Number of up to 2 million ASGM miners are reported, but may be over-estimations for a total population of ~40 million. Given the ongoing gold rush, estimates of 300,000 as by IGF-18 appear to be under-estimations. Some number between 800,000 (average minimum of ARM-18 and IGF-18) and 2,000,000 is believed to be reasonable → 1,400,000
Min/max: As above: 800,000 - 2,000,000
Female participation: Islamic country & no photos of women miners in a web image search → 0
Gold: All data is for ASGM → 1,400,000
(IGF-18), Table Annex A1: 300,000 - 2,000,000
(ARM-18), Table Annex 3: 1,500,000 - 2,000,000
Personal Communications independently received by H.Wotruba and M.Osman, based on their in-country observations: 2,000,000
(UBC-14): Gold-only data produced by statistic modelling:
Expected ASM population: 291,000 Estimated ASM gold production: 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/… |
| 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/… |
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj97GAVQ9VU&list=PLBADE551ED02A9524
Articles:
https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/a-collapsed-gold-mine-in-sudan-raises-questions-about-its-money-trail-53123
| ASM DATA - Country Database Record | |
|---|---|
| Country Code | SDN |
| Country | Sudan |
| ASM Status | Existing (data assessed) |
| Country Count | 1 |
| Data year | 2015 |
| Publ. year | 2018 |
| ASM Miners | 1,400,000 |
| - gold | 1 ,400 ,000 |
| Data curation | extrapolated |
| Inc. DevMin | no |
| - min. | 800,000 |
| - max. | 2,000,000 |
| - female | 0 |
| ASM Commodities | gold |