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The planetGOLD Knowledge Repository
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The Impact of Covid-19 on artisanal mining in Western Central African Republic
Alexandre Jaillon 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.
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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 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.
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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. 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.
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A webinar: Mining together, building impact and stopping child labor in Colombia
PACT 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.
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Supply chains of artisanal gold in West Africa
Alliance for Responsible Mining English
A study of the supply chain in two gold-producing regions of Burkina Faso and Senegal
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- Conflict Areas
- Development
- Due Diligence Resources
- Due Diligence/Responsible Gold
- Due Diligence/ Supply Chains
- Environmental Impact
- Gold Consumers
- Health/Safety
- Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations
- Income/Livelihood
- Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing
- Minamata Convention/National Action Plan
- Sustainable Development Goals
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Aplicación de la Guía de la Debida Diligencia de la OCDE para empresas comercializadoras de minerales en Colombia
Christophe Hanne; ARM Spanish
Esta cartilla fue concebida como instrumento práctico y didáctico para que las empresas comercializadoras y demás actores de la cadena de suministro de minerales conozcan la ruta mediante la cual se identifiquen y mitiguen los riesgos, a la vez que se promueva la llegada de este mineral a los mercados internacionales de una manera legítima.
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- Baseline Assessments
- Development
- Due Diligence Resources
- Due Diligence/Responsible Gold
- Due Diligence/ Supply Chains
- Environmental Impact
- Gender
- Gold Consumers
- Governance
- Health/Safety
- Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations
- Income/Livelihood
- Legal Framework
- Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing
- Minamata Convention/National Action Plan
- Sustainable Development Goals
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Conflict Gold to Responsible Gold: A Roadmap for Companies and Governments
Sasha Lezhnev English
The technology, jewelry, financial, and automotive sectors are increasingly at risk of purchasing gold that benefits armed groups responsible for mass atrocities in multiple countries in East and Central Africa. Five main policy issues continue to incentivize the conflict gold trade and disincentivize the responsible artisanal trade, presenting key opportunities for action by governments, companies, and banks.
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planetGOLD Criteria for Environmentally and Socially Responsible Operations
planetGOLD English
The planetGOLD programme sets out specific criteria to govern the operations of artisanal and small-scale gold mining entities engaged with the programme. The planetGOLD Criteria align with the CRAFT Code, and include three criteria that are specific to the planetGOLD programme: eliminating mercury in the mining process, respecting and protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples, and minimizing impact on biodiversity. Conformance with this criteria will ensure that artisanal and small-scale miners participating in the planetGOLD programme undertake sufficient efforts to avoid, minimize, mitigate, and where appropriate, offset adverse impacts to people and the environment.
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- Biodiversity/ Environmental Rehabilitation
- Cyanide/ Mercury
- Due Diligence Resources
- Due Diligence/Responsible Gold
- Due Diligence/ Supply Chains
- Environmental Impact
- Gold Consumers
- Health/Safety
- Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Mercury Reduction/ Mercury Trade
- Mining Laws and Policies
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Бичил уурхай дахь албан ёсны санхүүжилтийг нэмэгдүүлэх арга замууд
planetGOLD Mongolian
Энэхүү баримт бичигт алтны бичил уурхайн салбарт санхүүжилтийн болон бусад үйлчилгээг хүргэх явцад хуримтлуулсан туршлагыг дүгнэхийн зэрэгцээ албан ёсны санхүүжилт, хөрөнгө оруулалт хийхэд тулгарч байгаа саад тотгорыг нягтлан шинжилсэн. Төгсгөлд нь алтны бичил уурхайн салбарт хийх албан ёсны санхүүжилт, хөрөнгө оруулалтыг нэмэгдүүлэхийн тулд аливаа улсын төр засаг, донор байгууллагууд болон бусад хамтрагч талууд хэрхэн ажиллах, юу хийх шаардлагатайг зөвлөмж болголоо.
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Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) and COVID-19: Responding to the pandemic
Alec Crawford, Olivia Lyster, Adam Rolfe English
This brief outlines some of the main challenges to ASM sector support and regulation in the context of the global pandemic and points tentatively to how governments can move forward with effective ASM sector management in the coming months.
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