Assessing the Implementation of the Key Tenets of the African Mining Vision with Zambia’s Key Mining Policy on Artisanal and Small Scale Mining
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Artisanal, Small Scale Mining, Sustainability, African Mining VisionAbstract
Purpose: The Africa Mining Vision (AMV) is a policy framework that was created by the African Union in 2009 to ensure that Africa utilizes its mineral resources strategically for broad-based, inclusive development. It is a blueprint tailored at addressing numerous challenges that has faced the sector in the past and at the core, improve the Livelihoods of local communities.
Methodology: The study used desktop literature method. The study involved reviewing the key government policy documents relating to ASM and mining in general. The study reviewed the 7th National development plan, the amended Mines and minerals development Act of 2016 and Mosi-oa-Tunya declaration.
Findings: This article, however, finds that 12 years after its inception, the AMV framework has not been fully implemented to address the critical constraints and leverage success factors in forging the creation of resilient communities around the ASM sub sector.
Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: There is generally a low level of awareness of the framework among key stakeholders and there is no clear policy direction, and or gap analysis to determine the obstacles to its implementation. This article derives its findings through accessing the Zambian Mining policy documents on ASM and mapping it with the key tenets of the AMV.
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