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Analysis of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Peru under Climate Impacts Using System Dynamics Modeling

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  • Fatih Aranoglu

    (Department of Mining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA)

  • Tulay Flamand

    (Department of Economics and Business, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA)

  • Sebnem Duzgun

    (Department of Mining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA)

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a system dynamics (SD) model to examine the dynamics of an informal artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) supply chain that has interactions with the illegal gold supply chain in the Amazon rainforest region, Madre de Dios (MdD), Peru. In order to examine the system under climate impacts and validate the model, we run it under a flood scenario, which is one of the main climate impacts that causes disruption in mining activities. Our findings suggest that the dynamics of informal mines are highly affected by the illegal mercury supply, fuel supply, and availability of workers. In addition, the model under the flood scenario suggests that any external variable that could directly affect fuel and mercury supply would result in a disruption of informal and illegal gold production.

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  • Fatih Aranoglu & Tulay Flamand & Sebnem Duzgun, 2022. "Analysis of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Peru under Climate Impacts Using System Dynamics Modeling," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(12), pages 1-21, June.
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    1. Patricia López-Casaperalta & Camilo Febres-Molina & Jorge Alberto Aguilar-Pineda & Julio Cesar Bernabe-Ortiz & Fernando Fernandez-F, 2022. "Peruvian Native Bacterial Strains as Potential Bioremediation Agents in Hg-Polluted Soils by Artisanal Mining Activities in Southern Peru," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(16), pages 1-17, August.
    2. Kemalcan Aydogdu & Sebnem Duzgun & Evren Deniz Yaylaci & Fatih Aranoglu, 2024. "A Systems Engineering Approach to Decarbonizing Mining: Analyzing Electrification and CO 2 Emission Reduction Scenarios for Copper Mining Haulage Systems," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(14), pages 1-25, July.
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