Resources

The planetGOLD Guyana project worked to change behaviors in the mining sector and shift opinions on reducing the use of mercury in the ASGM sector.

Meet Cheryl Williams, a medium scale miner from Region 7, Guyana. She shares her experience of being a miner in Guyana.

Created by the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM), the online Training Center, is a learning platform that aims to serve as a hybrid space (virtual and face-to-face) to manage and exchange knowledge on the different sustainability issues related to fair and responsible artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). Available in English, French and Spanish.

This report presents information drawn from experiences during more than three years of work, in Colombia, dedicated to the adaptation and function of the copper plates, which were tested both under laboratory conditions and in the field.

Discover some techniques for cleaning and recovering tailings in Yalí, Antioquia, and learn how this strategy represents a great opportunity for the elimination of mercury in small-scale mining.

This is the second segment of the April 28 event, with a regional focus on the Americas and West Africa. The recording discusses: (1) Recovering mercury from tailings, (2) Gender impacts and assessments: Lessons from Africa, (3) ASGM impacts on forests, and (4) Applying principles of FPIC in the ASGM Context.

UNIDO's Rocío Fernández discusses the significance of the launch of the planetGOLD project in Bolivia