Resources

Estelle Levin Ltd. prepared this report by drawing on best practices of rehabilitation approaches for ASM, using international case studies that illustrate real-world rehabilitation methods that can be applied to ASM in Mongolia.

This report names some of the worst occupational health and safety risks facing ASM workers and explores why informality in the sector remains. 

This study investigates the prevalence of accidents and injuries, as well as the associated risks and existing safety practices in Zimbabwe's ASGM sector.

This technical background document provides insights on how to engage with Indigenous Peoples and with local communities, inform policy makers to help protect human health and the environment, reduce the environmental damage and human impacts, and strengthen environmental protection and biodiversity conservation in areas where ASGM is prevalent.

The Code of Practices (COP) defines the requirements for establishing responsible business practices throughout the jewellery supply chain, from mine to retail. For information regarding transitioning from the 2019 to the 2024 COP and key differences in the revised version, please visit their frequently asked questions (FAQ page). 

This paper presents an overview of new data, derived from Minamata ASGM National Action Plan submissions, that can contribute to refining estimates of mercury use in ASGM, and then assesses technologies that can support the phase out mercury use in ASGM while increasing gold recovery.

A Guide to Reforming the Formalization of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector in Zimbabwe provides a structured roadmap for the transformation of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) from a predominantly informal survivalist economy into a regulated, productive, and environmentally responsible sector. 

Ratification of the Minamata Convention on Mercury has led to the establishment of Peruvian regulations limiting mercury concentrations in air to 2000 ng/m3 over a 24-hr measurement period. As a result, three communities in Madre de Dios, Peru were mapped during October 2017 to determine Hg⁰ vapor concentrations in the air.