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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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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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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
Download .pdf (2.25 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
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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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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
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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
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)

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