DELVE – a global platform for ASM data

Dr. James McQuilken Program Officer

Pact, Mines to Markets

VisionA world in which artisanal and small-scale

mining (ASM) is recognized as an important contributor to global development

366 Stakeholders Consulted

Supply Side Demand Side

Poor data gathering, funding,

and ‘ownership’ barriers to data

sharing

Need for better access to complete, accurate, detailed and reliable data

366 Stakeholders Consulted

Supply Side Demand Side

• Database – employment, revenue, and production • Download raw data and graphs (CSV, JPEG, PDF)• References linked to resource library

• Searchable library

• Contribute your own resources

• Open-access

• Searchable people directory

• Private page

• Track your data and resource uploads

• Sign-up today

• Origins of the 40-year ‘global ASM data gap’

• Damaging practice of ‘data recycling’

• Regional and country profiles

• Methodological challenges

• Key data needs – help to fill them

DECENT WORK AND ECONMIC

GROWTH

• Data collection templates

• Data contributions from development partners

• Data contributions from researchers

• Contextual data

• Evidence-based policymaking

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https://delvedatabase.org/