Resources
The planetGOLD Knowledge Repository
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Interview with Medium Scale Miner Vincent Xavier
planetGOLD Guyana English
The planetGOLD Guyana project is supporting Guyana with the move towards reducing and eliminating, where possible, the use of mercury in ASGM sector. Here we meet up with one small miner from Region 8 in Guyana, South America where he shares his knowledge on the dangers or mercury and his experience as a miner.
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Interview with Small-Scale Miner Juliana Thorne in Region 8, Guyana
planetGOLD Guyana English
The planetGOLD Guyana project is supporting Guyana with the move towards reducing and eliminating, where possible, the use of mercury in ASGM sector. Here we meet up with one small scale woman miner from Region 8 in Guyana, South America where she shares her knowledge on the dangers or mercury and her experience as a miner.
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Interview with Small-Scale Miner from Guyana, Germain Young
planetGOLD Guyana English
The planetGOLD Guyana project is supporting Guyana with the move towards reducing and eliminating, where possible, the use of mercury in ASGM sector. Here we meet up with one small miner from Region 8 in Guyana, South America where he shares his knowledge on the dangers or mercury and his experience as a miner.
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Demonstration of equipment for mercury-free gold mining in Guyana
planetGOLD Guyana English
The planetGOLD Guyana project is assisting artisanal and small-scale gold mining communities implement mercury-free technologies that also increase yield and profits. This video demonstrates the use of three types of equipment that concentrate gold from alluvial deposits without using mercury - the gold kacha, gold cube, and blue bowl. The devices can be used in combination with each other and with other equipment to create an efficient and mercury-free gold recovery process.
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Las Reglas de Oro - Consejos para retomar las actividades laborales en la MAPE
Programa Nacional para la Gestión de Sustancias Químicas Peligrosas Spanish
Con el objetivo de apoyar a la Minería Artesanal y de Pequeña Escala (MAPE) el Programa Nacional para la Gestión Ambientalmente Adecuada de Sustancias Químicas en su Ciclo de Vida de PNUD en alianza con planetGOLD y financiamiento de GEF junto al Instituto de Investigación Geológico Energético (IIGE) presenta la segunda “Las Reglas de Oro” video con consejos para retomar las actividades laborales en la MAPE.
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Las Reglas de Oro - Consejos Sencillos para la MAPE
National Program for the Management of Hazardous Chemical Substances Spanish
Con el objetivo de apoyar a la Minería Artesanal y de Pequeña Escala (MAPE) el Programa Nacional para la Gestión Ambientalmente Adecuada de Sustancias Químicas en su Ciclo de Vida de PNUD en alianza con planetGOLD y financiamiento de GEF junto al Instituto de Investigación Geológico Energético (IIGE) presenta “Las Reglas de Oro” consejos sencillos para que este sector productivo tome medidas frente a la COVID-19.
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planetGOLD Launch Event Highlights
planetGOLD English
Hear from participants in the launch event for the planetGOLD programme (formerly known as GEF GOLD), held on February 18-19, 2019 in London, about their views on the opportunities and potential impacts a cleaner, more responsible ASGM sector could make in mining communities around the world.
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planetGOLD: Un video introductorio (Subtitulado Español)
planetGOLD Spanish
Este video con subtítulos en español ofrece una visión general del sector ASGM y cómo el programa planetGOLD está trabajando en 9 países para mejorar significativamente las prácticas de producción y el entorno laboral de la minería artesanal y en pequeña escala.
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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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