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Appalling Conditions for Growing Number of Artisanal Miners, says World Bank's CASM Initiative.

Publication: M2 Presswire
Publication Date: 05-SEP-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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M2 PRESSWIRE-5 September 2007-THE WORLD BANK GROUP: Appalling Conditions for Growing Number of Artisanal Miners, says World Bank's CASM Initiative(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - At least 20 million people in some 50 countries around the world engage in artisanal and small-scale mining, and a further 100 million people depend on it for their livelihood, almost always in appalling environmental and social conditions, according to Communities and Small-Scale Mining (CASM), a multi-donor global program supported by the World Bank.

CASM's annual international conference from September 7th-12^th will be held this year in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, where artisanal and small-scale mining experts from around the world will take stock of the situation of artisanal miners.

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