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Sustainability of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Northeast Antioquia-Colombia

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  • Óscar Jaime Restrepo Baena

    (School of Mines, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 050010 Medellín, Colombia)

  • Luis Enrique Martínez Mendoza

    (School of Mines, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 050010 Medellín, Colombia)

Abstract

The aim of this work is to explain the concepts of sustainability with respect to small artisanal gold mining. For this, a qualitative approach with a descriptive scope was used, for which the bibliographic review technique was conducted. In this sense, articles, theses, books and institutional documents, and any contribution related to the research topic were taken into consideration. Likewise, this documentation contributed to the delimiting aspects that allowed a contrast between the proposed definitions and small artisanal mining in the Northeast Antioquia region in Colombia. Based on the reviewed sources, different needs were recognized in artisanal small-scale gold mining in Northeast Antioquia that still need action. In conclusion, through the exposition of sustainability theories, three common factors were identified within the various positions that were raised—the environmental, economic, and sociocultural dimensions.

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  • Óscar Jaime Restrepo Baena & Luis Enrique Martínez Mendoza, 2021. "Sustainability of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Northeast Antioquia-Colombia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-12, August.
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