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The authors argue that signatories to the Convention will only succeed in reducing ASGM mercury emissions and releases with comprehensive bottom-up formalization approaches centered around working with miners, and significant external funding from consumers, large mining corporations, and governments. 

In this planetGOLD Kenya video interview, artisanal miner Timothy Mukoshi from Kakamega County describes the impacts that formalization status has on miners' ability to access finance in order to shift to more responsible, mercury-free artisanal gold mining practices.

With support from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Just Gold project has conducted two environmental field assessments and developed steps to implement recommendations on environmental management techniques and technical assistance to reduce mercury use in gold mining.

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The planetGOLD Mongolia project is working towards the formalization and professionalization of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector in Mongolia, including the elimination of mercury use in gold processing. The team is working with various stakeholders along the gold supply chain – miners, gold traders, local and national governments as well as civil society – to sustainably improve artisanal mining operations as an important economic opportunity for remote communities and to support the revision of regulations governing the sector. In partnership with the national government, the

Formalization of Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) miners is an important step towards the reduction and phase-out of mercury from the sector. This view is embedded within the Global Opportunity for Long-term Development – Integrated Sound Management of Indonesia’s Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining (GOLD-ISMIA) Project.

This collection includes a review of literature that focuses on different tools, techniques and discussions around mercury monitoring in the ASGM sector.

Curated collections include some of the most useful and relevant resources on key ASGM topics, selected by the planetGOLD team. Click here to view all of the collections. 

This factsheet provides an overview of the CRAFT Code PlanetGOLD version, a set of principles and practices designed to promote responsible artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). It highlights the key components of the code and how it supports the transition to more responsible, equitable, and mercury-free mining practices.

This fact sheet produced by the planetGOLD Peru project summarizes the technology transfer activities the project had undertaken as of June 2023, including a description of the mercury-free technologies the project deployed, a flowchart diagram showing the process the project designed for both underground and alluvial mining, and training activities undertaken to encourage uptake by miners.

Mercury and other hazards can harm the health of miners and their communities. Learn about ways to mitigate these risks in this collection of resources.

Curated collections include some of the most useful and relevant resources on key ASGM topics, selected by the planetGOLD team. Click here to view all of the collections. 

This is the second segment of the April 28 event, with a regional focus on the Americas and West Africa. The recording discusses: (1) Recovering mercury from tailings, (2) Gender impacts and assessments: Lessons from Africa, (3) ASGM impacts on forests, and (4) Applying principles of FPIC in the ASGM Context.