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This collection investigates small-scale and informal mining through the working lives, markets and institutions surrounding mineral extraction. Contributors connect mining with farming, household livelihoods, trade and the practical challenges of regulation.
Studies range across Africa, Asia and the Pacific, addressing gold rushes, tanzanite, gemstones, health and safety and the movement between agricultural and mining work. Further chapters examine women’s experiences, labour arrangements and approaches to formalising activity that often operates beyond official systems. The volume brings economic, historical and social perspectives together, with case studies, tables, figures and references accompanying the analysis.