A call to action to carry out measures to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on Artisanal Gold Mining communities
We cannot currently foresee all the direct and indirect consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 100 million people in artisanal and small-scale gold mining communities (ASGM) all around the world (80+ countries). However, the impact is going to be profound. AGC is therefore reaching out to all stakeholders involved with, and focused on, improving […]
Possible Impacts of COVID-19 on Artisanal Gold Mining Communities
This is an ongoing article on Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) Communities and how they may be affected by COVID-19. There will be regular UPDATES of this article on the Artisanal Gold Council’s Blog that accompany developments of COVID-19 and as new information and thinking about its impacts on ASGM arise. www.artisanalgold.org Update: March 28; Prevalence section – […]
Subsistence miners lose out as coronavirus crushes local gold prices
JOHANNESBURG/TORONTO, March 31 (Reuters) – Informal gold miners from South America to Africa are selling gold at almost 40% discounts as measures to curb the coronavirus crimp supply routes and dry up funding. Read more…