Resources

This case study delves into how the company GoldFinX, through its operational successes and philanthropic endeavors, has made a lasting impact on the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector in Côte d'Ivoire, transforming challenges into opportunities for growth and positive change. This case study is part of a larger body of work documenting financial access interventions for the ASGM sector. 

This report demonstrates how the financial sector is highly exposed to illicit gold.  The report asks that banks, commodity traders and others in this supply chain treat gold supply chain due diligence as  a core compliance obligation.

Formalization—the process of integrating ASGM into the formal economy, society, and regulatory system—is a critical step toward helping address environmental and social challenges in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector and and toward achieving the sector’s development potential. This report assesses the formalization-related interventions of the planetGOLD Philippines project. 

Drawing on cases in two provinces, Kratie and Ratanakiri, the study examines why a nuanced approach is needed that takes into account multiple types of extraction activity and multiple perspectives on how rural stakeholder participation could work in the extractive sector. The article analyzes policy options to sensitively address rural development dynamics in mining areas, suggesting key roles that future research can play in generating useful contextual knowledge that can help improve resource regulation, rural livelihood support services and regional land use planning.

Part of "Development of a financial product to be used in the Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining Sector" developed by Ecuador's National Program for Environmentally Sound Management and Life-cycle Management of Chemicals.

This report compiles five case studies highlighting innovative approaches to improving occupational safety and health (OSH) in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). Across different countries and contexts, these initiatives demonstrate practical strategies for addressing safety risks, enhancing working conditions, and fostering greater awareness among miners. 

The report is available to download in English, French or Spanish.

Three additional related materials in this series on OSH and ASGM are included at the bottom of this page. 

This mapping research shares key learnings and recommendations to address child labour in ASM drawn from Levin Source's latest report, in which they mapped existing interventions to address child labour and poor working conditions in the ASM sector in order to extract lessons learned and gaps from existing projects and initiatives that aim to address child labour.

Este informe recopila antecedentes disponibles sobre la actividad de minería aurífera en la región Loreto y presenta resultados de las primeras investigaciones realizadas sobre la contaminación por mercurio. Asimismo, se muestran resultados de un estudio de línea base sobre los niveles de mercurio en muestras de cabello humano, peces y sedimentos procedentes de las cuencas del Nanay - Pintuyacu y Bajo Putumayo realizado en 2024.

This case study covers the application of a downstream buyer support model to support a collective of women panners called “Pamuan Jaya Panners” in the village. Through facilitated partnerships with the local village government and a socially responsible jewelry company based in Bali, Yayasan Tambuhak Sinta has helped develop access to finance model that continues to support 25 women miners in Tewang Pajangan. This case study will provide local context and existing challenges at the village level, in addition to analyzing the development, implementation, and results of the model. The case study concludes with lessons learned and suggestions

This report examines the various aspects of artisanal mining with a view of its potential to attract investment from both domestic and international sources. This report is based on personal examination, by the author, of currently available reports and data on the Lake Victoria Goldfields region and ASGM operations in Kenya.