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For Women Entrepreneurs in Ghana's Mining Communities, Finance is Golden

Solidaridad 2021 English

Solidaridad, with the support of the global luxury group Kering, take Village Savings and Loans Associations to the next level through an innovative revolving fund that empowers women led enterprises.
Knowledge Areas:

Access to Finance

Formalization
Topics:

Baseline Assessments

Jewellery Industry

Development

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Gender

Governance

Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations

Income/Livelihood

Legal Framework

Mining Laws and Policies

Minamata Convention/National Action Plan

Sustainable Development Goals
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Бичил уурхай: Хариуцлагатай хөрөнгө оруулалтын боломж

planetGOLD Mongolia 2021 Mongolian

planetGOLD Mongolia төсөл "Өдрийн сонин"-ы 2021 оны гуравдугаар сарын 30-ны дугаарт алтны бичил уурхайд дахь хөрөнгө оруулалтын боломжууд болон Монгол Улсын Засгийн газраас хариуцлагатай алтны бичил уурхайг дэмжихийн тулд хэрэгжүүлж буй алхмуудын талаар нийтлүүлсэн байна.
Knowledge Areas:

Access to Finance
Countries:

Mongolia
Topics:

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Income/Livelihood

Legal Framework

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing
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Artisanal Gold: Opportunities for Responsible Investment in Mongolia

planetGOLD Mongolia 2021 English

The planetGOLD Mongolia project published this article in the March 2021 issue of the Mongolian Mining Journal, touching on some key points on opportunities to invest in artisanal gold and on steps the Government of Mongolia has taken to promote responsible artisanal and small-scale gold mining.
Knowledge Areas:

Access to Finance
Countries:

Mongolia
Topics:

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Income/Livelihood

Legal Framework

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing
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The Impact of Covid-19 on artisanal mining in Western Central African Republic

Alexandre Jaillon 2021 English

To assess the socio-economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector in Western Central African Republic (CAR), IPIS conducted a series of phone surveys with key informants located on 260 gold and diamond mining sites.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization

Access to Finance
Topics:

Baseline Assessments

COVID-19

Development

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Environmental Impact

Gender

Gold Consumers

Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations

Legal Framework

Sustainable Development Goals
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The Just Gold Project: Lessons for the Future of Artisanal Gold in Democratic Republic of Congo

Oscar Katho, Joanne Lebert, Jean Paul Lonema, Patience Singo, and Gerard van der Burg 2021 English

Read IMPACT's latest report based on its experiences implementing the Just Gold project in DRC from 2012 to 2020 which sought to test whether and how artisanal gold could be traced from mine site to market. The report promotes transparency to assist others committed to supporting security, development, and equality for women and men miners and ASM communities.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization

Access to Finance
Topics:

Conflict Areas

Development

Due Diligence Resources

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Gold Consumers

Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations

Income/Livelihood

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing

Minamata Convention/National Action Plan

Sustainable Development Goals
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Market Analysis of North American Gold Jewelry Market

Chloe Jacot, Estelle Levin Nally and Rosanna Tufo of Levin Sources and Christina T Miller and Maggie Gabos of Christina T Miller Jewelry Consulting. 2021 English

USAID’s Commercially Viable Conflict-Free Gold Project, known locally as “Zahabu Safi” (Clean Gold), is a five-year program, implemented in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by Global Communities and Levin Sources. The project aims to establish a responsible, commercially viable and conflict-free ASM gold supply chain from eastern DRC.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization

Access to Finance
Topics:

Jewellery Industry

Development

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Gender

Gold Consumers

Income/Livelihood

Sustainable Development Goals
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Evaluating and Monitoring Small Scale Gold Mining and Mercury Use: Building a Knowledge-base with Satellite Imagery and Field Work

Daniel Stapper and Kevin Telmer English

This project was a pilot study at building a basic database for ASM sites in Brazil and Indonesia. The aim was to combine field work with satellite imagery to build a database that would span spatial scales and times greater than possible through field work alone.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization

Technical Solutions
Countries:

Indonesia
Topics:

Baseline Assessments

Biodiversity/ Environmental Rehabilitation

Cyanide/ Mercury

Environmental Impact

Health/Safety

Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations

Income/Livelihood

Indigenous Peoples

Mercury Reduction/ Mercury Trade
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The ‘Zambia Model’: A blueprint for formalizing artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa?

Gavin Hilson English

This paper outlines a framework for facilitating the formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) – low-tech, labour-intensive mineral processing and extraction – in sub-Saharan Africa.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization
Topics:

Development

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Governance

Income/Livelihood

Legal Framework

Mining Laws and Policies

Minamata Convention/National Action Plan

Sustainable Development Goals
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Gendering women’s livelihoods in artisanal and small-scale mining: an introduction

Doris Buss & Blair Rutherford English

This paper provides an overview of extant research on gender and women’s livelihoods in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), mostly of precious or high-value minerals, and some of the gaps that the papers assembled in this special issue address. This introductory paper also seeks to frame the special issue by questioning the forms of visibility of “women in mining” in policy and scholarly work.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization
Topics:

Development

Due Diligence Resources

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Gender

Governance

Health/Safety

Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations

Income/Livelihood

Legal Framework

Mining Laws and Policies

Minamata Convention/National Action Plan

Sustainable Development Goals
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A webinar: Mining together, building impact and stopping child labor in Colombia

PACT 2020 Spanish

After seven years of success in Colombia, the Somos Tesoro project celebrated its conclusion with a webinar to present its work mobilizing diverse stakeholders in formalizing mining activities and stopping child labor. This webinar features the voices of artisanal mining communities, companies and national authorities who have participated in the project.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization
Countries:

Colombia
Topics:

Development

Due Diligence Resources

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Environmental Impact

Gender

Gold Consumers

Health/Safety

Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations

Income/Livelihood

Legal Framework

Minamata Convention/National Action Plan

Sustainable Development Goals
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