Resources

Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives as Social Innovation for Governance and Practice: A Review of Responsible Mining Initiatives

Philipp C. Sauer and Michael Hiete 2019 English

The article draws on the certification requirements of 20 responsible mining initiatives globally and analyses their dual role in transforming on the one hand the responsible mining initiatives themselves and the certified companies as well as the mining practice.

Critical solutions for ASGM: Facilitating the transition to the formal economy and better mining practices in Africa

PACT 2019 English

Southern Responses to Fair Trade Gold: Cooperation, Complaint, Competition, Supplementation

Kristin Sippl 2019 English

Social and environmental harm continues to emanate from global commodity production despite the array of governance programs trying to mitigate it. This paper examines the evolution of transnational certification standards in an understudied sector: artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM).

DELVE

PACT, World Bank 2019 English

Delve is a global platform for artisanal and small-scale mining data

planetGOLD Launch Event Highlights

planetGOLD 2019 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.

planetGOLD Colombia Launch Event Video

planetGOLD Colombia 2019 Spanish

Featuring highlights from the July 2019 launch event for the GEF GOLD (now called planetGOLD) project in Colombia, this video gives an overview of the project's objective to support 11 artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) municipalities to reduce mercury use by 20 tonnes over the course of the 5-year project.

planetGOLD Guyana Year 1 Progress Video

planetGOLD Guyana 2019 English

The planetGOLD Guyana project has completed its first year of implementation. The project team from Conservation International describes some of the challenges and highlights.

Propuesta de productos existentes que sean viables de ser fortalecidos y/o de nuevo producto financiero para el sector MAPE

Programa Nacional para la Gestión de Sustancias Químicas Peligrosas 2019 Spanish

Un informe sobre (i) Identificación de institución financiera que puede ofertar productos financieros para el sector MAPE y (ii) Propuesta de adecuación a productos financieros identificados. Parte de "Desarrollo de un producto financiero para ser utilizado en el sector de la Mineria Artesanal y de Pequena Escala de oro" del programa nacional para la gestión ambientalmente racional y la gestión del ciclo de vida de las sustancias químicas – proyecto

Proposal of existing products that are viable to be strengthened and/or a new financial product for the ASM sector

National Program for the Management of Hazardous Chemical Substances 2019 English

Overview paper that presents (i) identification of financial institution that can offer financial products for the ASM sector, and (ii) proposal for adjustment to identified financial products. Part of "Development of a financial product to be used in the Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining Sector"

State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector

World Bank 2019 English

This report showcases data contributions made to Delve and demonstrates the potential for a deeper sector analysis when stakeholders share data. As the inaugural report of a planned annual series, the 2019 edition explores the origins and impact of what is identified as the ‘global data gap’ on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). It outlines how through collaboration, the gap can be addressed to guide more effective ASM formalization efforts across the globe. Future reports will examine emerging themes of critical importance to ASM.