MACMILLAN Global Gold Production Touching Ground Book

Explore the changing landscape of the global gold industry with this academic volume from MACMILLAN. As gold mining moves into remote regions, the industry is seeing two major shifts: the expansion of large-scale industrial operations and the rise of labor-intensive, informal artisanal and small-scale mining. While many researchers study these two sectors as separate entities, this book provides a necessary global perspective. It challenges the idea of a dual gold mining economy by demonstrating how industrial mining and artisanal small-scale mining are actually functionally integrated. This text offers a comprehensive look at how expansion, informalization, and technological innovation shape the way gold is extracted across the world today. It is an essential resource for those studying economic conditions, global resource management, and the evolving nature of mining economies.