Resources

The Code of Practices (COP) defines the requirements for establishing responsible business practices throughout the jewellery supply chain, from mine to retail. For information regarding transitioning from the 2019 to the 2024 COP and key differences in the revised version, please visit their frequently asked questions (FAQ page). 

A review of literature that discuss the use of remote sensing imagery to characterize the distribution, change over time, and landscape impacts of ASGM. 

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 affects women and men in different ways. Learn about incorporating a gender dimension into activities to support ASGM actors in this collection of resources.

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. 

Formalization is the process of integrating ASGM into the formal economy, society, and regulatory system. The resources in this collection offer a wide range of information on formalization, from general to country-specific. 

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. 

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.