Artisanal or industrial conflict minerals?

Nik Stoop, Marijke Verpoorten and Peter Van der Windt ()

No 39, IOB Analyses & Policy Briefs from Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB)

Abstract: There is strong evidence that mining activities fuel local conflict. However, so far no distinction has been made between the two main modes of mineral extraction: artisanal and industrial mining. Making this distinction is important: while policymakers cannot change the location of minerals, they have decision power over the extraction mode. In a recent paper, we find that the mode of mineral extraction, as well as their interaction, have very different implications for local conflict.

Keywords: minerals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 3 pages
Date: 2019-08
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