The complex relationship and coexistence between licensed large-scale mining companies and the mainly informal and clandestine ASM sector is acknowledged by the likes of the Internal Council on Mining & Metals (ICMM), Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development, World Bank/International Finance Corporation (IFC), European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) and many of the other key multi and bi-lateral donors.