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ASM Inventory
Data from 81 countries allow for an estimation of million miners directly engaged in ASM (range: minimum, maximum million). 26% of them ( million) are women. 37% of them ( million) are dedied to gold mining ( ASGM miners). Evidence of ASM exists in 18 additional countries, where the ASM population is not quantified.