Is all gold mining legal?

Large-scale mining operations require mining licences and a raft of permits and government approvals thorough the various stages of their operations. Thus the process of construction, commissioning and bringing into production of a large scale operation is generally highly regulated and can take several years. There is, however, growing concern that not all gold mining is being done within countries legal frameworks and these concerns are often centred around the artisanal and small scale mining sector.

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