Fact Sheet : Establishing Financing Lending Arrangements to Provide Loans for Mercury-Free Processing Equipment

In Indonesia, financial entities do not commonly provide loans to the ASGM sector since the sector is generally typified by high and unmitigated/unmanageable (which may be perceived or real) financial risk resulting principally from unproven and/or inconsistent financial returns from mineral production. This situation has become one of the challenges for the Global Opportunities for Long-term Development – Integrated Sound Management of Mercury in Indonesia’s Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (GOLDISMIA) Project which aims to establish financing lending arrangements through which the legalized ASGM miners/cooperatives can procure/invest in mercury-free processing equipment