A Conceptual Framework for Reframing Artisanal and Small-scale Mining: Understanding Characterisation of Artisanal and Small-scale Mining in South Africa.
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The categorisation of Artisanal and Small-scale Mining has a significant impact on the perception and the understanding of the sector, particularly from a livelihood perspective. Several developing countries are classified under different types of Artisanal and Small-scale Mining based on legal status. Given the nature of Artisanal and Small-scale Mining, the tragedy of the commons theory has been applied to understand environmental, economic, sociocultural, safety and health negative externalities are inevitable. Consequently, formalisation is a panacea to sustainability. This article aims to offer a conceptual organisation and foundational knowledge on the characterisation of Artisanal and Small-scale Mining. It seeks to identify existing literature on the subject to avoid replication and acknowledge other scholars. Moreover, the article aims to place the study within the context of existing literature, establishing the relationships with other studies and why the research is necessary. This paper pinpoints gaps left from other studies in so far as the characterisation of Artisanal and Small-scale Mining is concerned. Thus, reviewing literature abetted in finding similarities and differences on how Artisanal and Small-scale Mining is scholarly and legally defined. Therefore, the paper ascertains major claims made by earlier research on Artisanal and Small-scale Mining such as the environmental impacts the lack of adequate regulatory framework and querying and probing questions lacking from other studies.
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