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The present guide mining together-when
large-scale mining meets artisanal mining is an important
step to better understanding the conflict dynamics and
underlying issues between large-scale and small-scale
mining. This guide for action not only points to some of the
challenges that both parties need to deal with in order to
build a more constructive relationship, but most importantly
it sheds more light on some potential interventions for
conflict prevention, management, and even transformation.
This guide, then, represents a step in the right direction
to start transforming the relationship between large-scale
and artisanal miners through win-win solutions that emerge
out of the genuine interaction and dialogue of all
stakeholders involved: governments, companies, communities,
miners and development organizations. Large-Scale Mining
(LSM) companies increasingly come across Artisanal and
Small-scale Mining (ASM) workers during their exploration or
production activities in the developing world. The ASM-LSM
relationship is often conflictual because both types of
miners compete for the same resource or because they
perceive each other as a threat. However the ASM-LSM
relationship is now also undergoing a largely positive
evolution in part thanks to new Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) commitments. This guide is the result
of this collaboration and provides an informative overview
of the growing experiences of the most typical ASM-LSM
issues and guidance for appropriate interventions.
