TY - GEN
T1 - Strategy and technology models in small scale mining of sandstone to facilitate community based economic development and growth
AU - Monareng, Mokwalo
AU - Mulaba-Bafubiandi, Antoine F.
AU - Agwa-Ejon, John F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, Inc. (PICMET).
PY - 2018/10/4
Y1 - 2018/10/4
N2 - Artisanal small scale mining (ASM) activities are a global phenomenon, carried out mainly by individuals or groups within communities. Artisanal and small scale operators mine a range of minerals, dimension stones and metals available at their disposal. While artisanal operations are often looked at as illegal activities, small scale operators directly depend on these mining activities for survival, with some forming cooperatives within their respective markets. Most ASM activities are labor intensive and lack modernized technologies to optimize mining productivity. Sandstone operators in QwaQwa South Africa often have to work long hours to collect as much raw material as possible. This paper discusses strategical technologies which can be applied in small scale mining to aid community development and growth. Literature shows that small scale mining of sandstone in the Free-State province (South Africa) can provide a sustainable livelihood for communities where ASM activities are undertaken. Although some government assistance has been provided, it is has not reached the majority of the operators, and most of these mine operators still lack technological interventions, basic business and numerical competence. This paper will further present basic business models which can be adopted by small scale miners and thus advance the urgent need for rural economic development and growth.
AB - Artisanal small scale mining (ASM) activities are a global phenomenon, carried out mainly by individuals or groups within communities. Artisanal and small scale operators mine a range of minerals, dimension stones and metals available at their disposal. While artisanal operations are often looked at as illegal activities, small scale operators directly depend on these mining activities for survival, with some forming cooperatives within their respective markets. Most ASM activities are labor intensive and lack modernized technologies to optimize mining productivity. Sandstone operators in QwaQwa South Africa often have to work long hours to collect as much raw material as possible. This paper discusses strategical technologies which can be applied in small scale mining to aid community development and growth. Literature shows that small scale mining of sandstone in the Free-State province (South Africa) can provide a sustainable livelihood for communities where ASM activities are undertaken. Although some government assistance has been provided, it is has not reached the majority of the operators, and most of these mine operators still lack technological interventions, basic business and numerical competence. This paper will further present basic business models which can be adopted by small scale miners and thus advance the urgent need for rural economic development and growth.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85056460320&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481940
DO - 10.23919/PICMET.2018.8481940
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85056460320
T3 - PICMET 2018 - Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology: Managing Technological Entrepreneurship: The Engine for Economic Growth, Proceedings
BT - PICMET 2018 - Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology
A2 - Steenhuis, Harm-Jan
A2 - Niwa, Kiyoshi
A2 - Perman, Gary
A2 - Kocaoglu, Dundar F.
A2 - Anderson, Timothy R.
A2 - Kozanoglu, Dilek Cetindamar
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2018 Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, PICMET 2018
Y2 - 19 August 2018 through 23 August 2018
ER -
