This curriculum is intended to introduce the ASGM sector to potential financiers and investors. These teaching and learning materials are meant to be used as basic materials than can be modified and adapted to suit the investor audience.
Taylor Kennedy and Julia Keenan - for planetGOLD
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This report provides guidance for planetGOLD ASGM entities to conform with the planetGOLD Criteria for Environmentally and Socially Responsible Operations, specifically one criterion that requires ASGM entities to consult with and seek free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) from any Indigenous or tribal community whose rights or lands may be impacted.
David Sturmes-Verbeek and Candice Jumwa, The Impact Facility
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This case study documents the finance models implemented by the planetGOLD Mongolia project in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) communities, with a consideration of the gender aspects of the projects.
Highlighted in this case study are the results of a financial inclusion program for Tanzania's artisanal and small-scale mining sector begun in 2021 by The Foundation of ASM Development (FADev) in collaboration with SWISSAID Tanzania and the National Bank of Commerce (NBC). The program developed two pilot finance mechanisms in an effort to address critical challenges faced by ASM operators. This case study is part of a larger body of work documenting financial access interventions for the ASGM sector.
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 Mongolia project.
This issue brief originally published in 2020 and updated in 2024 reviews past experiences with delivering financial and allied services to the artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector and examines existing barriers to attracting formal finance and investment in the sector. It concludes with recommended interventions for governments, donors and other allies to help improve ASGM’s access to formal finance in the future.
Amarjargal Dairii,
Lkhagvadulam Jamiyandagva,
Khishigsuren Lkhagva,
Altanbagana Bayarsaikhan
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This report offers a comprehensive overview of the access of artisanal gold miners to key social services in Mongolia, including healthcare, health insurance, social insurance, social welfare, and early childhood education.
This report seeks to unpack how criminal consortia manipulate ASGM and associated gold flows to secure illicit rents and capture the sector. The findings highlight the need for nuance, especially regarding the role of informal and traditional actors in the sector. Through a more holistic understanding of the challenge, policymakers will better be able to identify and combat criminal consortia in ASGM.
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