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CASM
CASM may refer to: * Canadian Air and Space Museum, a former museum located in Toronto * Centre d'Art Santa Mònica, a public venue in Barcelona, Spain * Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music, part of the University of Adelaide#Faculty of Arts, University of Adelaide * Centre for the Analysis of Social Media, a group founded by the UK think tank Demos (UK think tank), Demos * Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics, a qualification formerly gained from Part III of the Mathematical Tripos at Cambridge University * Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping, an organization affiliated with the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping * Collaborative group on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining, an association for artisanal mining * Cost per Available Seat Mile, a measure of unit cost in the airline industry {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artisanal Mining
An artisanal miner or small-scale miner (ASM) is a subsistence A subsistence economy is an economy directed to basic subsistence (the provision of food, clothing, shelter) rather than to the market. Henceforth, "subsistence" is understood as supporting oneself at a minimum level. Often, the subsistence econo ... miner who is not officially employed by a List of mining companies, mining company, but works independently, mining minerals using their own resources, usually by hand. Small-scale mining includes enterprises or individuals that employ workers for mining, but generally still using manually-intensive methods, working with hand tools. Artisanal miners often undertake the activity of mining seasonally – for example crops are planted in the rainy season, and mining is pursued in the dry season. However, they also frequently travel to mining areas and work year-round. There are four broad types of ASM: permanent artisanal mining, seasonal (annually migrating during idle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
