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Artisanal Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Battambang and Preah Vihear Provinces Investigation Report 2012

This investigation report was commissioned by Development and Partnership in Action (DPA) together with DPA-Extractive Industry Social and Environmental Impact (EISEI) Network Steering Committee Members. Methodology of investigation is using specific questionnaires developed for target local commune leaders, ASGM workers in groups and individually, local residents in groups and individually, and women and children. The study was conducted in Phnom Proek district, Battambang province and Rovieng district, Preah Vihear province. The key findings of the study are including Land use and government mining licenses; Environmental, Social and Health Issues; Governance and Financial Issues; Violence towards Artisanal Miners; Forced Eviction Case; and the conflict case between Kuy indigenous communities and Cambodian WS Mining Industry Holding Ltd, a mining company conducted exploration in Rovieng district, Preah Vihear province.

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Field Value
Document type Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Language of document
  • English
Topics
  • Artisanal mining
  • Mining
Geographic area (spatial range)
  • Cambodia
Copyright To be determined
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Contact

Development and Partnership in Action (DPA) Address: #69z, Street 450, Toul Tompong II, Chamkar Morn, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Phone: 023 216 369/023 217 342 Website: http://www.dpacam.org

Publication place Phnom Penh
Publisher Development and Partnership in Action
Publication date 2012
General note

List of mineral company license in both Preah Vihear and Battambang provinces are attached in the report. In those lists consist of detail information of company including name, date of issue for license, area, size, exploration types, and map of mineral company and artisanal gold mining.

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