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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
Download .pdf (3.8 MB)
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
Download
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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Brechas de género en la minería: La minería artesanal y de pequeña escala colombiana desde una perspectiva de género

Arcos, Ander, Rivera Guzmán, Estefanía Spanish

El presente estudio pretende aportar a la comprensión sobre las desigualdades de género en la minería artesanal y de pequeña escala a través de los pensamientos, visiones y percepciones de mineros y mineras sobre estas; así como analizar desde un enfoque de género las normativas y políticas públicas aplicables al sector minero.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization
Countries:

Colombia
Topics:

Development

Due Diligence Resources

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Gender

Governance

Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations

Income/Livelihood

Indigenous Peoples

Legal Framework

Mining Laws and Policies

Minamata Convention/National Action Plan

Sustainable Development Goals
Download .pdf (7.71 MB)
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
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization
Countries:

Burkina Faso
Topics:

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
Download .pdf (1.03 MB)
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.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization
Countries:

Colombia
Topics:

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
Download .pdf (1.59 MB)
planetGOLD Criteria for Environmentally and Socially Responsible Operations

planetGOLD 2021 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.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization
Topics:

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
Download .pdf (1.42 MB)
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) and COVID-19: Responding to the pandemic

Alec Crawford, Olivia Lyster, Adam Rolfe 2020 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.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization

Access to Finance
Topics:

Conflict Areas

COVID-19

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

Mining Laws and Policies
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Case Study: Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Madre de Dios, Peru

USAID English

While the ASGM sector is present across Peru, the department of Madre de Dios is the epicenter of illicit alluvial gold extraction and the accompanying deforestation. This case study examines the complex drivers behind ASGM sector expansion, the devastating impacts on biodiversity in the region, and the strategies implemented to address the impacts of ASGM in Madre de Dios by the Government of Peru.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization

Access to Finance

Technical Solutions
Countries:

Peru
Topics:

Biodiversity/ Environmental Rehabilitation

Conflict Areas

Cyanide/ Mercury

Development

Due Diligence Resources

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Environmental Impact

Governance

Health/Safety

Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations

Income/Livelihood

Indigenous Peoples

Legal Framework

Mercury Reduction/ Mercury Trade

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing

Mining Laws and Policies

Minamata Convention/National Action Plan

Sustainable Development Goals
Download .pdf (2.68 MB)
OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement in the Extractive Sector

OECD English

The OECD prepared this guidance to provide practical guidance to mining, oil and gas enterprises in addressing the challenges related to stakeholder engagement.
Knowledge Areas:

Formalization

Access to Finance

Technical Solutions
Topics:

Conflict Areas

Development

Due Diligence Resources

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Governance

Health/Safety

Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations

Income/Livelihood

Indigenous Peoples

Legal Framework

Mining Laws and Policies

Minamata Convention/National Action Plan

Sustainable Development Goals
Visit