A case for artisanal mining in post covid-19 economy

THE Covid-19 pandemic has shaken every economic cluster to the core and has left the world grappling with economic challenges that dwarf the global financial crisis of 2008.
The mining sector has not been spared and has had to quickly reorganise under exceptional circumstances.
This shock is also being felt in one of the most vulnerable constituents of the mining industry which is artisanal mining. It is important not to forget this group in the race for survival.