
Resources
The planetGOLD Knowledge Repository
24 items found for partnership
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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.
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- 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).
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- 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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planetGOLD: A video introduction to the programme
planetGOLD English
This video gives an overview of the ASGM sector and how the planetGOLD programme is working in partnership with governments, the private sector, and mining communities in 9 countries to significantly improve the production practices and work environment of artisanal and small-scale miners.
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Virus hits small-scale miners in the country
James Kirwa English
Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) activities have been hit hard by the coronavirus and the ongoing nationwide curfew, as miners and investors contemplate on the future of the sub-sector. Among them is artisanal mining based partnership projects by mining consultancy firm -EcoCentric, which have been postponed.
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A Golden Opportunity: Scoping Study of Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining in Zimbabwe
Pact Institute English
This report includes findings and recommendations from Pact's scoping study of the ASM sector in Zimbabwe.
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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.
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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
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The barriers to financial access for the responsible minerals trade in the Great Lakes Region
Sofala Partners and BetterChain English
The purpose of the following report is to provide insights, analysis and data – based on extensive interviews with industry participants and financial institutions – that can inform future initiatives designed to achieve the ultimate goal of a fully traced and validated supply chain that is both scalable and self-sustaining. The report’s scope of enquiry covers the role of financial institutions (and of industry partners that provide financing) in both the responsible tin, tantalum, tungsten (3T) and gold supply chains (together, the ‘3TG’ sector).
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The Formalisation of Artisanal Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
International Peace Information Service English
This report describes and evaluates initiatives to formalise the artisanal mining sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, in order to locate lessons learned.
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Encyclopedia of Gender and Mining
GIZ Women's Rights and Mining English
This encyclopedia offers a snapshot of some of the key actors, initiatives and programmes in the field of gender and mining. It is intended as a living document, there to help practitioners gain an overview of the sector and potentially ideas for projects or collaborations, rather than as a comprehensive document setting out the definitive list of who is who in the field.
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Improving Access to Formal Finance in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining
planetGOLD English
This issue brief 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.
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