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Artisanal gold miner

Other names

artisanal and small-scale gold miner, ASM gold miner, digger (Mubende, Busia, Karamoja)

Miners and quarry work

They dig pits, carry ore up, then crush, grind and wash it by hand to get gold.

TrainingLittle or no trainingAn international estimate (O*NET, United States)LicenceSign in to seeWheregroup pits at mining sites, hillside gold fieldsPaySign in to see
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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Remove overburden and dig pits

  2. 2

    Haul ore to the surface

  3. 3

    Crush, grind and wash ore to recover gold

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Sources

Built from 3 sources · reviewed 2026-10-29

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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The Collar360 Uganda research (occupations, UVQF, Public Service, labour market)

Research for this platform

Compiled by The Collar360 from public Ugandan sources, each cited with its evidence level.

Collar360; each fact keeps its own source

ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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