Access to appropriate financing mechanisms helps miners improve efficiency and go mercury-free. For analysis of ASGM financial access interventions undertaken by projects in phase one of the planetGOLD programme, as well as six other initiatives outside the planetGOLD programme, visit the resource page Analysis of Financial Interventions for the ASGM Sector.
Curated collections include some of the most useful and relevant resources on key ASGM topics, selected by the planetGOLD team. Click here to view all of the collections.
This collection includes a review of literature that focuses on different tools, techniques and discussions around mercury monitoring in the ASGM sector.
Curated collections include some of the most useful and relevant resources on key ASGM topics, selected by the planetGOLD team. Click here to view all of the collections.
Learn about systems to help buyers perform ASGM gold due diligence and facilitate responsible sourcing in this collection of resources. For more information regarding the planetGOLD Criteria requirements please visit our dedicated page to the planetGOLD Criteria.
Curated collections include some of the most useful and relevant resources on key ASGM topics, selected by the planetGOLD team. Click here to view all of the collections.
The use of cyanide in the ASGM sector continues to be an important topic as it is easy to access and can be affordable. However, using cyanidation of mercury-contaminated ASGM tailings constitutes a “worst-practice” as defined in the Minamata Convention. Explore the documents in this collection, which provide a range of information on the controversial topic.
Curated collections include some of the most useful and relevant resources on key ASGM topics, selected by the planetGOLD team. Click here to view all of the collections.
ASGM can have harmful effects on biodiversity. Learn about the special considerations for mining near protected areas and critical ecosystems.
Curated collections include some of the most useful and relevant resources on key ASGM topics, selected by the planetGOLD team. Click here to view all of the collections.
The planetGOLD programme works to make small-scale gold mining safer, cleaner, and more profitable from mine to market—by closing the financing gap, supporting formalization, and connecting miners with mercury-free technology and formal markets.
The 2023-2024 Annual Progress Report provides an overview of the progress made in these four key programmatic areas, and in other aspects of the programme including mainstreaming gender equality and outreach and communications. Available in English, French and Spanish, the report includes data from the national projects and the global coordination project.
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