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AGC COVID-19 Portal

How does COVID-19 impact artisanal gold miners?

The coronavirus is spreading rapidly in many countries with artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sectors. These communities are often highly vulnerable to the coronavirus due to limited access to health care facilities, potential loss of desperately needed income, and livelihood related risk factors such as underlying occupational health risks and a lack of infrastructure. As well, food security in many mining communities has become a concern due to lockdowns, frozen supply chains, and decreasing incomes.

Why artisanal gold mining is a prime candidate for COVID-19 intervention?

The value of gold and its demand remains stable or is rising and the sector has substantial existing transportation, communication, and expertise networks and infrastructure. The sector, thus, offers strong opportunities to deliver desperately needed income to rural communities very cheaply compared to traditional aid programs. Existing gold supply chains and networks can be used to bring income and health promotion into communities – a Health-in Gold-out strategy that builds on what already exists.

What is this portal about?

The Artisanal Gold Council is documenting and monitoring the direct and indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on artisanal gold mining communities. All information is shared publicly.  We use the information we generate to formulate solutions and suggest policies that can mitigate the effects of the pandemic on artisanal gold miners and their communities and increase their resilience.


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COVID-19 and ASGM Communities

Our groundbreaking article summarizes the impacts of COVID-19 on mining communities.  

News From The Field (regular updates)

On-the-ground reporting from the AGC’s local networks, global guest contributors and updates from major gold trading hubs.

Gold Price Database (regular updates)

A database of global artisanal gold prices at local, regional, and national nodes of the supply chain. Gold price is a barometer for the pandemic’s impacts on artisanal mining communities.

Supply Chain Status Dashboard (regular updates)

Our dashboard shows the operational status of gold supply chains. COVID-19 lockdowns can disrupt various nodes in the chain, halting or restricting trade and creating liquidity crises.


AGC’s Solutions

AGC’s Response to The Crisis: Solutions for The ASGM Sector

Discuss three strategic issues to help ASGM communities during the current crisis: reform supply chains, develop an adequate health response and monitor impacts through our gold price database.

Health Initiatives to Respond to COVID-19

Discusses possible impacts of COVID-19 on ASGM communities, why those communities should be a priority group for interventions, and what a health response in the sector could look like.

AGC’s Call to Action

Our call to action eleased in March 2020, calls on stakeholders to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on artisanal gold communities, recommending seven actions –  from seeking a commitment to buying artisanal gold.

COVID-19 Resources  (regular updates)

The AGC has developed awareness materials on COVID-19 for the artisanal mining sector: one poster on preventive measures at the mining site, and one poster with general information about COVID-19. Translation into various languages will follow.


Policy Responses From ASM Organizations and Networks

OECD MSG Call to Action

The Multi-stakeholder Steering Group (MSG) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Due Diligence programme has released a Call to Action for Responsible Mineral Supply Chains. The AGC is a member of the MSG and has contributed to this call.

Policy brief: Responses From Various Organizations 

Summarizes our responses and those of other organizations such as Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM), IMPACT, Levin Sources, The planetGOLD, and the Sentry to address COVID-19 associated challenges.

 


 

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

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

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Introducing clean and efficient mercury free gold processing to South West Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso has an artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector that directly employs over 430,000 people and indirectly supports six times as…

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The village of Tunkhel is leading the development of a more responsible artisanal gold mining sector in Mongolia

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