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A scalable, efficient and cheap Hg-free processing mechanism coupled with capacity building/personal development focus to improve health, wellbeing and economic outcomes for women.
About
Using a modular mineral processing plant coupled with supporting mechanisms with include an innovative financing (micro-lending) tool to allow investment into the equipment upgrades, and (capacity building including education on use and maintenance of equipment, health and safety and financial literacy). The research is to test this approach again various processing techniques being used in a project area in Tanzania (Lindi and Kilimanjaro).
Key Benefits
The Key benefits are:
- Improved health and well-being from using a mercury-free / toxin chemical processing
- Reduced environmental impact
- A pathway for formalisation and legalisation of ASM process
- Access to capital through micro-lending / micro-credit
- Increased economic outcomes by getting higher yields
- An investment package for investors such as Large Scale Miners in the area to improve social impact in their host communities
- Ability for small scale miners to contribute into large scale mining gold flows knowing that it is conflict-free and environmentally sound technologies
Applications
The application is scalable for all types of artisanal and small scale mining regardless of commodity. In particular it will be beneficial for rural, woman headed households in all developing countries that are in mining jurisdictions globally.