Resources

This curriculum was designed to be used globally in training healthcare workers to recognize, diagnose, treat, and prevent mercury toxicity among ASGM miners, their families, and their communities. This publication contains all elements of the curriculum, including recommended agendas, pre- and post-course evaluations, slide sets with narratives on each slide, lesson plans, and tools for classroom activities.

It is estimated that up to 19 million miners are exposed to mercury alone in ASM operations, giving an indication of the scale of the problem. Occupational exposure to these hazardous chemicals can severely impact body systems and organs, leading to disability, lifelong illness and even death. This report provides an overview of chemicals found in the ASM sector, summaries of different key chemicals present in those settings and policy actions. 

The 2024 Global Forum on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining was held in Batangas, Philippines, in June 2024. Organized by the planetGOLD Programme, this event aimed to gather a diverse range of stakeholders, including miners, government officials, international agencies, policy and technical experts, and private sector representatives. The primary goals were to inform, educate, and exchange best practices to enhance, professionalize and eliminate mercury in the ASGM sector.

This report presents the findings from the geological fieldwork conducted in the Minahang Bayan (“MBP”) of Paracale in April 2022. The objective is to provide an outline of the artisanal exploitable mineral resources in the small-scale gold mining site in MBP, Camarines Norte. This document is designed to serve as the geological basis for the development of practical recommendations and strategies for the mining and processing of the mineral resources in MBP using mercury free technology. 

This is a short list of resources that focus on Occupational Safety and Health practices in the ASGM sector. Other resources that focus on the impacts of mercury on the health of miners and the communities can be found in the "Health and ASGM" curated collection.

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. 

Communication is a cross-cutting theme across the planetGOLD programme. Strategic, inclusive communication and awareness raising practices play a critical role in educating miners and communities with artisanal and small-scale mining activities, while also helping build greater public support for transforming the ASGM sector with responsible, mercury-free mining practices. This report assesses the communication and awareness raising related interventions of the planetGOLD Peru project. 

This technical geological assessment report presents the findings from the geological fieldwork conducted in the Minahang Bayan (“MBP”) of Paracale in April 2022. The objective is to provide an outline of the artisanal exploitable mineral resources in the small-scale gold mining site in MBP, Camarines Norte. This document is designed to serve as the geological basis for the development of practical recommendations and strategies for the mining and processing of the mineral resources in MBP using mercury free technology.

Despite considerable ongoing challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the planetGOLD programme has nonetheless managed to advance toward its goals of helping small-scale gold miners avoid the use of mercury, as well as contributing to the creation of more sustainable livelihoods and creating a healthier and more profitable sector overall. This report provides an overview of the progress made by the planetGOLD programme from July 2020 through June 2021.

Communication is a cross-cutting theme across the planetGOLD programme. Strategic, inclusive communication and awareness raising practices play a critical role in educating miners and communities with artisanal and small-scale mining activities, while also helping build greater public support for transforming the ASGM sector with responsible, mercury-free mining practices. This draft report assesses the communication and awareness raising related interventions of the planetGOLD Colombia project. 

This report assesses the communication and awareness raising related interventions of the National Programme for Chemical Management, planetGOLD's partner project in Ecuador executed from 2018-2024. Strategic, inclusive communication and awareness raising practices play a critical role in educating miners and communities with artisanal and small-scale mining activities, while also helping build greater public support for transforming the ASGM sector with responsible, mercury-free mining practices.