A methodological toolkit for field assessments of artisanally mined alluvial diamond deposits
Techniques and Methods
11-D2
Prepared under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State. This report is Chapter 2 of Section D: Field survey methods in Book 11 Collection and Delineation of Spatial Data.
By: Peter G. Chirico and Katherine C. Malpeli
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Abstract
This toolkit provides a standardized checklist of critical issues relevant to artisanal mining-related field research. An integrated sociophysical geographic approach to collecting data at artisanal mine sites is outlined. The implementation and results of a multistakeholder approach to data collection, carried out in the assessment of Guinea’s artisanally mined diamond deposits, also are summarized. This toolkit, based on recent and successful field campaigns in West Africa, has been developed as a reference document to assist other government agencies or organizations in collecting the data necessary for artisanal diamond mining or similar natural resource assessments.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | A methodological toolkit for field assessments of artisanally mined alluvial diamond deposits |
| Series title | Techniques and Methods |
| Series number | 11-D2 |
| DOI | 10.3133/tm11D2 |
| Year Published | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Eastern Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center |
| Description | iv, 29 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Larger Work Title | Section D: Field survey methods in Book 11 Collection and Delineation of Spatial Data |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
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