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Socio-technical context of the interactions between large-scale and small-scale mining in Marmato, Colombia

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  • Holley, Elizabeth A.
  • Smith, Nicole M.
  • Delgado Jimenez, Jeison Alejandro
  • Cabezas, Isabel Casasbuenas
  • Restrepo-Baena, Oscar Jaime

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This paper identifies the intersecting technical and social factors that have fueled a history of conflict between artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) and large-scale mining, and more recently, their potential coexistence, in Marmato, Colombia. At Marmato, a vertically zoned ore body and corresponding vertically stacked land claims have in part fueled tensions between ASM and large-scale mining. These same characteristics have also given rise to a scenario which could facilitate the coexistence of both parties. The case of Marmato has implications for policy and decision-making around relations between ASM and large-scale mining elsewhere, notably: 1) how a politicization of natural hazards can exacerbate existing asymmetries in power, wealth, and risk; 2) some deposit types such as epithermal veins may be particularly suited to coexistence, but site-specific characteristics determine whether the technically feasible mining methods could facilitate or preclude coexistence; 3) how equity is central to successful coexistence; and 4) how approaches such as contract mining will need to integrate social and technical considerations.

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  • Holley, Elizabeth A. & Smith, Nicole M. & Delgado Jimenez, Jeison Alejandro & Cabezas, Isabel Casasbuenas & Restrepo-Baena, Oscar Jaime, 2020. "Socio-technical context of the interactions between large-scale and small-scale mining in Marmato, Colombia," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 67(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jrpoli:v:67:y:2020:i:c:s0301420719304362
    DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2020.101696
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