Ethiopia ASM Profile Political Economy & Strategic Standpoints | Social and Environmental Factors | Local linkages | ASM Sites in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has had extensive artisanal mining of placer gold from alluvial deposits. Artisanal miners, which are estimated to be close to 1 million in number, produce and export up to 9 tons of gold per year.
Country Mining Vision Status
CMV Processes Underway.
Policies, Laws and Regulations Currently in Effect
Proclamation No.651 /2009: A PROCLAMATION TO PROMOTE AND REGULATE TRANSACTIONS OF PRECIOUS MINERALS, 2009
Proclamation No. 678/2010: A PROCLAMATION TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES, 2010
ASM Associations or Cooperatives
NONE
ASM Definition Criterion
Nationality, Level of mechanization and output production (Run of Mine)
ASM Licensing
Artisanal: YES
Small Scale Mining: YES
ASM Minerals or Metals Exploited
Precious Metals Gold
Base Metals Tantalite
Precious Stones Gemstones(sapphire, tourmaline, emerald, garnet, aquamarine), Opals
Development Minerals Dimension stones and industrial minerals,
Mining Code Provisions for Women in ASM
Proclamation No. 678/2010: A PROCLAMATION TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES, 2010;
Art. 13 - 3/ A woman applicant, if any, shall have priority provided that the results of the evaluation conducted pursuant to sub-article (1) or (2) of this Article are equal.
The Ethiopian Mining Code has a conducive women in mining affirmative action clause where women applicants are given priority if the results of the application evaluation are equal.
Proclamation No.651 /2009: A PROCLAMATION TO PROMOTE AND REGULATE TRANSACTIONS OF PRECIOUS MINERALS, 2009;
Definitions
15/ any expression in the masculine gender includes the feminine
ASM SUPPORT TRIANGLE
Finance and credit
The government endeavors to work with traditional miners, to assist them to access credit to acquire simple modern technologies that can be used in exploration, cutting, shaping and sorting/grading products.
Extension services - a phased approach to integration and capacity-building
The government works with traditional miners to boost their productive capacity and assist them to access credit so as to acquire simple modern technologies that can be used in exploration, cutting, shaping and sorting/grading products
Marketing and quality
Through the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, there exist regional buying centers for Gold. Subsidies are introduced in the marketing structure whereby the buying centers receive a 5% premium price on the gold sold to the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, effectively regulating the price of gold for ASM miners. In addition, government works with miners in creating modern value - value addition, with improved quality and quantity and enhanced supply chains as the main priorities of the government.
