Resources

“Awareness-raising strategies to avoid the use of mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold mining” is a document that systematizes and analyzes the awareness-raising activities carried out by the planetGOLD Peru project between 2020 and 2024. The document highlights lessons learned and strategies that allow for fine-tuning future initiatives linked to awareness-raising in localities where artisanal and small-scale gold mining is practiced. También disponible en español.

The objectives are to improve working conditions for miners and to strengthen mining organisations and their capacity to lobby for a range of improvements and benefits.

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 draft report assesses the formalization-related interventions of the planetGOLD Colombia project. 

This case study documents the finance models implemented by the planetGOLD Colombia project in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) communities, with a consideration of the gender aspects of the projects. 

This case study documents the finance models implemented by the planetGOLD Burkina Faso project in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) communities, with a consideration of the gender aspects of the projects. 

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. 

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 case study documents the finance models implemented by the planetGOLD Kenya project in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) communities, with a consideration of the gender aspects of the projects. 

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. For these reasons, communication is a cross-cutting theme across the planetGOLD programme. This report assesses the communication and awareness raising related interventions of the planetGOLD Guyana project. 

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.