Prof. Mihir Deb&
Ms. Garima TiwariSchool of Environment Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
in association with
CES Technologies Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, IndiaSeptember - 2008
ObjectivesObjectives ASM (Artisanal and small scale mining), a growing concern in many developing
countries around the globe. ASM is poverty driven fostering conflict, anarchy, health, safety and
environmental hazards and also creating economic issues. World Bank initiative, CASM (Communities and Small scale Mining) is
striving to mitigate ASM’s negative impacts. CASM’s endevour has been to transcend ASM from threat to
opportunity, mainly in terms of: poverty alleviation Sustainable livelihood Environmental protection
Thus AMIS (Artisanal Mining Information System), an IT enabled decision support tool, has been developed to facilitate CASM for monitoring and evaluating these issues.
AMIS OverviewAMIS OverviewAMIS Core Systems
Application, Accession and Administration
Information on Artisanal Mining
Reports
Suggestions/Comments
AMIS Support Modules
General Search
Reporting Module
National Level Data
National Level Project
Scientific Information
Social Issues
E-Help
Database
AMIS FeaturesAMIS Features
AMIS is provided with the following features:
Login Information Search (for guest users only) Administration National Level Data Artisanal Mine Site Information Reports Suggestions / Comments General Search e-Help
LoginLogin
Authorized User Guests User Provided with a unique user Id and password
Do not need any user Id and password
Includes Super User, Administrator, Country Master and Authorized Users
They have read only access to information present in AMIS
AMIS is secured with users’ authentication prior to allowing access to the multi-functionalities of the System.
LoginLoginAuthorized User:
User Accessibility Matrix User Accessibility Matrix (UAM) (UAM)
User level
Add Edit Delete Search
Super User Yes Yes Yes Yes Administrato
r Yes Yes Yes Yes
Country Master
Yes, Only for his
country
Yes, Only for his country
Yes, Only for his
country
Yes
Authorized users
Yes, Only for his
country
Yes, Only the information that he / she had entered
No Yes
Guests No No No Yes
Information SearchInformation Search Guest users can only view data. Guest users will have read only access to the following options:
Artisanal Site Master Legal Status Important Features/Issues International Projects National Projects Organizations Stakeholders Successful Tools ASM/Metallogenic Provinces Artisanal Main Information Academic Paper Published Mining Site Geology Social Issues – Main info, Health, Safety & environment and Gender
roles Economic Issues – General Info, trade & finance and General Search
AdministrationAdministration
This module covers: Country administration User management Configuration management
Mineralization Type Issues Reports User Type Category
AdministrationAdministration
Country Administration
Super user / Administrator is able to add, edit, view and delete the details of all the countries.
Details include Country ID, Country Name and description.
AdministrationAdministration
User management Super user / Administrator / Country Administrator is able to
add, edit, view and delete the registration details of users.
Details include User Name, User Password, User Type and Country Name.
AdministrationAdministrationConfiguration
Super User/ Administrator will have the following functionalities. Add Mineralization Type
Super user / Administrator is able to add, edit, view and delete different types of Mineralization.
Details include Mineralization ID and Mineralization Name.
AdministrationAdministration
Add Issues Super user / Administrator is able to add, edit,
view and delete different types of issues. Details include Issue ID and Issue Name.
AdministrationAdministration
Reports Enables user to view the types of reports. Supports four type of reports: national level,
scientific information, social issues and economic issues.
AdministrationAdministration
User Type Enables user to view the types of user levels. Supports only four types of users namely
Authorized (including Super User, Administrator, Country Master and Authorized Users).
AdministrationAdministration
Add Category Enables Super user / Administrator to add, view,
edit and delete the types of category. Details include Category ID and Category Name.
National Level DataNational Level DataCovers all such data of ASM in a country as given in the listed modules:
Legal Status International Projects National Projects Organizations Stakeholders Successful tools / Strategies ASM/Metallogenic Provinces Important Issues
National Level Data National Level Data
Legal Status Enables Super User, Administrator, Country Master
and Authorized User to add, view, edit and delete the details of legal status.
The key points include: • Country Name• Status ID• Title of Law/Act/Rule• Provision in Law • Difficulty in the enforcement
National Level Data National Level Data
National Level DataNational Level Data International Projects
Information about international projects regarding artisanal mining issues, (either environmental or socio-economic), in which your country is involved.
The Key points include: Country Name International Project ID Project Title Team Leader Name Period Archive Site of Project Report Project Report
National Level DataNational Level Data
National Level DataNational Level Data National Projects
Information about national projects regarding Artisanal mining issues (either environmental or socio-economic).
The key points include: Country Name National Project ID Project Title Team Leader Name Period Project Report Archive Site of Project Report
National Level DataNational Level Data
National Level DataNational Level Data Organizations
Information about the organizations in your country, which are responsible or associated with ASM.
The key points include:
Organization ID
Country Name
Organization Name
Category
Address
Telephone Number
National Level DataNational Level Data
National Level DataNational Level Data Stakeholders
If the mining activity is being conducted in an organized manner the nature of the co-operation scheme between the various stakeholders has to be described in this entry.
The key points include: Stakeholder ID, Country Name, Stakeholder Name and Description
National Level DataNational Level Data Successful tools / Strategies
Describes successful tools or schemes in handling and alleviating peculiar problems related to artisanal mining.
The key points include: Tool ID Country Name Tool Name Description Tools Visualized
National Level DataNational Level Data
National Level DataNational Level Data ASM/Metallogenic Provinces
Details about various provinces or areas where the artisanal mining is active and hence can be identified from the geologic point of view. General info of a country can also be shown here
The key points include: ASM/Metallogenic Provinces ID Country Name ASM/Metallogenic Provinces Name Description ASM/Metallogenic Provinces Visualized
National Level DataNational Level Data
National Level DataNational Level Data Important Featurs/Issues
Issues that we would like to bring to the notice of the law/policy making bodies, or various governmental or non-governmental bodies .
The key points include:
Issue ID
Country Name
Issue Name
Description
Issue Visualized
National Level DataNational Level Data
Artisanal Mine Site Artisanal Mine Site InformationInformation
Provides the data of Artisanal Mining Sites. Covers the following modules:
Artisanal Mine Sites Scientific Information of ASM Site Social Issues Economic Issues Academic Papers Published
Artisanal Mine Site Artisanal Mine Site InformationInformation
Artisanal Mine Sites
Enables Super User, Administrator, Country Master and Authorized User to add, view, edit and delete the details of the mining site (Scientific Information, Social Issues, Economic Issues).
The key points include:
Site ID
Country Name
Site Name
Description
Source.
Artisanal Mine Site Artisanal Mine Site InformationInformation
Artisanal Mine Site Artisanal Mine Site InformationInformation
Scientific Information of ASM Site Mining Site Geology
The information on general geology of the area and images in “jpeg” format can be attached.
The key points include: Country Name Mining Site Name Geology Description Geology Images
Artisanal Mine Site Artisanal Mine Site InformationInformation
Artisanal Mine Site Artisanal Mine Site InformationInformation
Scientific Information of ASM Site Enables Super User, Administrator, Country Master and Authorized
User to add, view, edit and delete scientific data of each site. The key points include:
Country Name and Mining Site Name Type & Nature of Mineralization Metallogenic Provinces Target Material/Element and Common Place Refining Technology, Mining Technology and Processing
Methods Health Issues Concerned Name of Mineral Deposit Environmental Degradation, Hazards and Mineral
Composition of Ore.
Artisanal Mine Site Artisanal Mine Site InformationInformation
Artisanal Mine Site Artisanal Mine Site InformationInformation Social Issues
Social Issues of ASM site Enables Super User, Administrator, Country Master and
Authorized User to add, view, edit and delete the details of social issues of ASM site.
The key points include: Country Name and Mining Site Name, Metallogenic Provinces No. of Artisanal Mines App. Ratio of Child and App. Ratio of Women, Indigenous Issues Relationship b/w Mining Company and Mining Site Experience in Trust/Consensus building b/w Stakeholders General Info. and Documents.
Artisanal Mine Site InformationArtisanal Mine Site Information
Artisanal Mine Site Artisanal Mine Site InformationInformation
Health, Safety and environment Enables Super User, Administrator, Country Master
and Authorized User to add, view, edit and delete Health, Safety and environment details under the social issues of ASM site.
Details include Country Name, Mining Site Name, Metallogenic Provinces and Health, safety and environment.
Artisanal Mine Site Artisanal Mine Site InformationInformation
Gender Roles Enables the Super User, Administrator, Country Master
and Authorized User to add, view, edit and delete Gender Roles under social issues of the site.
The key points include Country Name, Mining Site Name, Metallogenic Provinces and Gender Roles of social issues.
Artisanal Mine Site Artisanal Mine Site InformationInformation
Economic Issues General Info
Enables Super User, Administrator, Country Master and Authorized User to add, view, edit and delete General Info of Economic issues of ASM site.
Details include Country Name, Mining Site Name, Metallogenic Provinces and General info.
Artisanal Mine Site Artisanal Mine Site InformationInformation
Trade and Finance Enables Super User, Administrator, Country Master and
Authorized User to add, view, edit and delete Trade and Finance Info of Economic issues of ASM site.
Details include Country Name, Mining Site Name, Metallogenic Provinces and Trade and Finance info of Economic issues.
Artisanal Mine Site Artisanal Mine Site InformationInformation
Academic Papers Published Provides details of references on any published
material related to ASM. The key points include:
Country Name and Mining Site Name Academic Title ID Title and Authors Name of Journal Volume and Page Numbers Upload Document File and Download File
Artisanal Mine Site Artisanal Mine Site InformationInformation
ReportsReports
Users can view the reports in PDF format for any of the following:
National Level Report
Scientific Information
Social Issues
Suggestions / CommentsSuggestions / Comments
Using the Suggestions / Comments link
User can give his / her suggestions about the application by selecting the topic from the list.
User must also provide his / her email id.
General SearchGeneral Search
Contains all data related to sites.
Enables user to view important data at a glance.
e-Help e-Help Users are provided with an e-help which is
developed using HTML. e-Help is provided on all forms of the system. Users are provided with following links:
How to Access View Records Navigate Records Add Records Edit Records Delete Records
ImpactImpact
• This Artisanal Mining Information System will allow interested people to develop a clear perception of ASM activities in different countries in different continents, accessing all the information over the web.
• The AMIS will help World Bodies and Governments to view the ASM activities from the database towards augmenting a decision support mechanism to control, develop and mitigate the negative impacts of such activities in different parts of the world.
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