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II. SMALL SCALE MINING AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

27. Some people argue that legislation that applies to small scale mining should be separate from general mining law.

Technical cooperation activities are being undertaken to further the role of women in small scale mining.

The small scale miner will need assistance in defining the geological potential, in obtaining funding for the project and in implementing proper mining procedures.

49. There have been successful national small scale mining projects carried out worldwide.

In 2002, tin was discovered in the east of the country, but, to date, mining has been on a small scale.

The importance of small scale mining activities has gained recognition, in particular as a means of providing new employment opportunities in rural areas.

If Governments want to ensure the sustainable development of small scale mining areas, there must be commitments to assist the miners.

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V. POSITION AND ROLE OF WOMEN IN SMALL SCALE MINING

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B. Sustainable development and women small scale miners

Obviously, it is not practical for the same scale of plans to be involved in a small scale mining project but there still needs to be a proposal as to what will be mined, how it will be mined and with what methods, and how financing will be arranged.

(b) That small scale mining is an entrepreneurship and is amenable to upscaling, including the formalizing of illegal or informal mining.

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The Minerals Commission upgraded the extraction and marketing of national gold and diamond resources, attracted new investments valued at several million dollars from leading mining companies world wide and is now promoting small scale mining.

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I was exposed to making and crafts and materials and invention on a small scale.

And they had certain criteria to do it.

And maybe we can get started small with things that we know are effective.

And I found that industrial productivity can be achieved on a small scale.

72. Small scale and medium scale mining must be encouraged by creating the operating environment that fosters the use of best practices for mining, occupational safety and health and environmental protection.

26. To encourage the development of small scale mining as a means of increasing income to alleviate poverty and offer opportunities for entrepreneurship, a stable system of law and quot the rules of the game quot must be set in place along with measures to protect the environment.

They also expressed deep concern about the large scale mining operations in Bougainville.

Cooperative management approaches, on a relatively small scale, have been the subject of experiments in Jordan.

There is a clear need for investment in the development of technologies that can be applied on a small scale.

On a very small scale, you use that in your bicycle.

When I was growing up, I was exposed to making and crafts and materials and invention on a small scale.

As you can see, We Feel Fine collects very, very small scale personal stories.

73. In 1993, women apos s participation in small scale mining still was relatively modest, but it is growing steadily, especially in the artisanal and informal sector.

33. It is recognized that environmental degradation is most often the result of small scale mining operations.

This continuous practice of small scale fishing has affected Pakistan's shrimp habitats.

So I did just that and I tested them and I found that industrial productivity can be achieved on a small scale.

Measures to improve working conditions and output need to focus on the quality of work in small scale mining, rather than on the quantity.

84. As indicated in document E C.7 1993 11, small medium scale mining has an adverse impact on the social and physical environment.

And you can see in the context, it's just a relatively small section of one of 10 mining complexes and another 40 to 50 on stream to be approved soon.

Recovery will also require re establishing at least a small scale manufacturing sector.

(a) That the potential benefits of small scale mining outweigh its negative characteristics and Governments should harness rather than hamper its vigour

In other countries, small scale mining associations have established funds (collected from the miners) that will pay for such damage.

The initiative was applied on a small scale until it was officially adopted in 2001, by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Let's go back to small scale, to farmers' markets, small bakeries and all that. Wonderful.

Dynamite was patented in the US and the UK and was used extensively in mining and the building of transport networks internationally.

To be less stringent in applying these regulations to small scale mining will result in the degradation of the area and a lack of consistency in developing standards that apply equally to everyone.

For many women miners in the developing world, small scale mining could be a step towards self reliance and greater social and economic freedom.