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Month: May 2020

COVID-19 and Artisanal Miners in Indonesia’s Kalimantan Province

By Erza Winanto - May 26, 2020

Repercussions from the COVID-19 pandemic have reached even the most isolated regions of the globe, among them the Artisanal Gold Council’s project in the Pudu Jaya WPR area in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. The AGC project lies surrounded by palm forest about an hour’s journey from the nearest gold buying centre […]

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Burkina Faso Price Update – Field prices remain steady at 82% of spot, 12% below pre-Covid

By Adama Ouedraogo - May 21, 2020

Artisanal gold mining re-opened May 4, 2020.  Field prices for gold, which had fallen to as low as 54% of spot, bounced back up to around 82% by May 6. This latest update, May 20, shows prices remaining steady in the low 80% range.   Today in the field of […]

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Artisanal Gold Communities as Prime COVID-19 Intervention Targets: Supply Chain Reform, Health In Gold Out

By Shawn Blore, Marieke Kroll, Kevin Telmer - May 14, 2020

Artisanal Gold Communities as Prime COVID-19 Intervention Targets: Supply Chain Reform, Health In Gold Even pre-COVID, the world’s more than 40 million artisanal miners earned a precarious living. Producers of diamonds and tin, tungsten and tantalum, cassiterite, cobalt, and an estimated 20% of the world’s new gold supply each year[1], […]

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Women and COVID-19 in an artisanal gold mining community: Gender impacts in the Philippines

By Jacklyn Belo-Enricoso (National Gender Specialist, AGC Philippines) and Shyne S. Catedral (National Communication Assistant, AGC Philippines) - May 14, 2020

Women small-scale miners in the town of Itogon, Philippines, are facing various livelihood and economic challenges as a result of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) that has been imposed due to COVID-19. Interviews with a few women miners showed that pre-COVID-19 gender inequalities are now exacerbated. Their concerns highlighted how, […]

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AGC’s Gold Trading Hubs Turn All Yellow

By Shawn Blore - May 14, 2020

All of the world’s gold trading hubs have turned yellow (restricted but open) for the first time since the AGC created the Supply Chain Dashboard in mid-April.  The Dashboard evaluates the trading status of the world’s six major gold trading hubs: Dubai, Switzerland, India, the UK, the USA and Hong […]

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Emergency Action Needed for Vulnerable Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining Communities & Supply Chains

By Originally published on oecdwatch.org - May 13, 2020

As COVID-19 sweeps the globe, affecting the health and lives of millions, the pandemic is wreaking further economic havoc on the lives of artisanal, small scale miners and their communities. 83% of the world’s mining workforce relies on these mines for their livelihood. That comes to roughly 40.5 million people. […]

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Burkina Faso gold prices inch back towards pre-COVID levels

By Adama Ouedraogo - May 12, 2020

The following information was collected at mining sites and from certain gold buyers: 1-Opening of ASM sites in Burkina Faso during the COVID-19 crisis On May 04, 2020 the restriction of movement between cities in Burkina Faso  due to COVID-19 was lifted. The country’s ASM sites are now all operational. […]

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COVID-19 – OECD Call to Action for Responsible Mineral Supply Chains

By AGC Staff - May 11, 2020

Mineral Supply Chain Due Diligence should be maintained and strengthened in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. That is the message of the Multi-stakeholder Steering Group (MSG) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Due Diligence programme, which today called on governments, companies, funding agencies, and civil society […]

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Dubai Lockdown Lifts, Souk Still Empty

By Shawn Blore - May 4, 2020

The UAE relaxed its lockdown measures on April 24, 2020. Residents no longer need a permit to be outside between the hours of 6am to 10pm. Dubai shopping malls, markets and commercial outlets re-opened, though for restricted hours, with social distancing and other protective measures in force. The easing of […]

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The Resiliency of the Philippine Small-Scale Mining Communities: Bayanihan Amidst Super Typhoons and a Pandemic

Dec 29, 2020

    Three weeks. Three typhoons. Extensive flooding. Destructive landslides. Thousands of people huddled in evacuation centers amidst the…

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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining boosts rural programs and infrastructure development in the Philippines: The case of Buenavista, Quezon

Nov 12, 2020

  Gold mining in the Philippines is a major contributor to economic development and it occurs in two main forms: large-scale, and artisanal and…

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