Resources

The planetGOLD projects aim to formalize the ASGM sectors with the implementation of jurisdictional and landscape approaches. Resources and presentations provided to projects in the planetGOLD programme by Conservation International and their partners can be found here: Jurisdictional Approach/Landscape Approach 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. 

Mercury and other hazards can harm the health of miners and their communities. Learn about ways to mitigate these risks 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. 

The IRMA Guidance Document to the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining V1.0 has been updated. This latest version (V1.3), is available in English, and can be found under the Resources webpage.

The objectives are to improve working conditions for miners and to strengthen mining organisations and their capacity to lobby for a range of improvements and benefits.

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.