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Going for gold in a new partnership: Building a foundation for better gold mining in Uganda

Fairphone English

By combining their expertise in the areas of preventing child labor, improving working conditions and providing a clear path to market, Fairphone aims to work with ASM in Uganda to establish a sustainable, traceable gold supply chain that creates a better future for miners and their families.
Knowledge Areas:

Awareness Raising

Formalization

Access to Finance

Technical Solutions
Topics:

Mining Laws and Policies

Minamata Convention/National Action Plan

Legal Framework

Income/Livelihood

Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations

Governance

Gold Consumers

Gender

Environmental Impact

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Development

Conflict Areas

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing
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The European Partnership for Responsible Minerals

EPRM English

The European Partnership for Responsible Minerals is a multi-stakeholder partnership established with the goal to create better social and economic conditions for mine workers and local mining communities, by increasing the number of mines that adopt responsible mining practices in Conflict and High Risk Areas (CAHRAs).
Knowledge Areas:

Awareness Raising

Formalization

Access to Finance

Technical Solutions
Topics:

Baseline Assessments

Health/Safety

Mining Laws and Policies

Minamata Convention/National Action Plan

Mercury Reduction/ Mercury Trade

Legal Framework

Income/Livelihood

Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations

Governance

Biodiversity/ Environmental Rehabilitation

Gold Consumers

Gender

Environmental Impact

Energy

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Development

Cyanide/ Mercury

Conflict Areas

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing
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Access to Finance for Artisanal and Small-Scale Miners: Downstream Buyer Support For Women Miners in Indonesia

Witni, V., Paul, B., Nijhawan, A. English

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 for scaling this model in other areas of Indonesia.
Knowledge Areas:

Access to Finance

Awareness Raising
Countries:

Indonesia
Topics:

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Gender

Gold Consumers

Income/Livelihood
Download .pdf (4.92 MB)
A Golden Opportunity: Scoping Study of Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining in Zimbabwe

Pact Institute 2015 English

This report includes findings and recommendations from Pact's scoping study of the ASM sector in Zimbabwe.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization

Technical Solutions

Access to Finance

Awareness Raising
Topics:

Baseline Assessments

Cyanide/ Mercury

Income/Livelihood

Legal Framework

Health/Safety

Mining Laws and Policies

Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations

Governance

Gender

Development

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains
Download .pdf (4.63 MB)
Access to Finance — Options for Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

Abby Efua Hilson; Gavin Hilson - for planetGOLD 2020 English

This report reviews past experiences with delivering financial and allied services to artisanal and small-scale mining and makes recommendations regarding best practices and potential ways forward in improving access to finance based on this experience.
Knowledge Areas:

Access to Finance
Topics:

Mining Laws and Policies

Legal Framework

Gold Consumers

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing
Download .pdf (10.94 MB)
A Rapid Assessment of Gold and Financial Flows linked to Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Mongolia

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime Levin Sources 2017 English

Levin Sources and the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime produced two case studies identifying financial flows - both licit and illicit - in Mongolian and Filipino artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sectors. This report, focusing on Mongolia, provides a nuanced first-look at how stakeholders can better understand and respond to the role gold supply chains and financial flows play in formalization efforts.
Knowledge Areas:

Access to Finance
Countries:

Mongolia
Topics:

Baseline Assessments

Mercury Reduction/ Mercury Trade

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Cyanide/ Mercury
Download .pdf (1.44 MB)
Pulling at golden webs: Combating criminal consortia in the African artisanal and small-scale gold mining and trade sector

Marcena Hunter English

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.
Knowledge Areas:

Awareness Raising

Access to Finance

Formalization
Topics:

Health/Safety

Mining Laws and Policies

Minamata Convention/National Action Plan

Mercury Reduction/ Mercury Trade

Legal Framework

Income/Livelihood

Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations

Governance

Gold Consumers

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Development

Cyanide/ Mercury

Conflict Areas

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing
Download .pdf (1.39 MB)
The mercury supply chain, stakeholders and their responsibilities in the quest for mercury-free gold

Morgane M.C. Fritz; Peter A. Maxson; and Rupert J. Baumgartner 2016 English

For many years, the use of mercury in ASGM has afforded an income for many persons without better options, but has brought with it extensive harm to the environment, the miners and their communities. This paper analyzes the stakeholders and their diverse roles with regard to the trade and supply of mercury for Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining and applies a supply chain management approach to stakeholder theory.
Knowledge Areas:

Awareness Raising
Topics:

Mercury Reduction/ Mercury Trade

Income/Livelihood

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains
Download .pdf (1.09 MB)
Unlocking Access to Finance

Caven, Sarah; Carter, Assheton; Bowie, Ed - for planetGOLD 2020 English

This report seeks to assist ASGM programs in accessing finance by better understanding the perspective of investors and the implications of ASGM’s status as a frontier investment sector. It reviews barriers to finance, but, importantly, also discusses how ASGM may become a new investment sector as these barriers are progressively dismantled.
Knowledge Areas:

Access to Finance
Topics:

Mining Laws and Policies

Legal Framework

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing
Download .pdf (11.38 MB)
Extractive industries and Indigenous Peoples

James Anaya 2013 English

This is the final thematic report of James Anaya, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, to the Human Rights Council. Building upon previous reports, it addresses the human rights concerns of indigenous peoples relating to extractive industries.
Knowledge Areas:

Awareness Raising
Topics:

Indigenous Peoples

Health/Safety

Mining Laws and Policies

Legal Framework

Income/Livelihood

Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations

Environmental Impact

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Conflict Areas

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing
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