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 […]
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 […]
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], […]
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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
