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Miners’ endurance in informal gold mining: the extreme case of La Rinconada, Peru

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  • Robles Mengoa, Eugenia
  • Sánchez, Ana Luisa

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This paper delves into miners' endurance in La Rinconada, Peru, an extreme case of informal ASGM, to understand how they persist in adverse conditions, drawing on the concept of endurance as the ability to persist in difficult circumstances, constantly adapting to unpredictable contexts and envisaging a better future, as observed through social navigation theory.

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  • Robles Mengoa, Eugenia & Sánchez, Ana Luisa, 2024. "Miners’ endurance in informal gold mining: the extreme case of La Rinconada, Peru," IOB Discussion Papers 2024.03, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB).
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    1. Gavin Hilson & Chris Garforth, 2012. "‘Agricultural Poverty’ and the Expansion of Artisanal Mining in Sub-Saharan Africa: Experiences from Southwest Mali and Southeast Ghana," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 31(3), pages 435-464, June.
    2. Robles Mengoa, Eugenia & Geenen, Sara & Verbrugge, Boris & López Valverde, Rafael, 2022. "InForMining: un estudio profundo de la informalidad en la producción global del oro: Perú," IOB Working Papers 2022.04, Universiteit Antwerpen, Institute of Development Policy (IOB).
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    Peru; artisanal mining; asgm; mining; gold mining;
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