By Eve Sanou and Tegan Holmes - August 30, 2021
Burkina Faso is known for its rich gold deposits, which has made it the fourth largest industrial gold producer in Africa. However, outside of large-scale mining operations, a thriving, mostly informal, artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector exists. The gold trade itself provides huge benefits to the rural poor but […]
By Eve Sanou and Tegan Holmes - August 2, 2021
For most of the men and women engaged along the informal gold supply chain in Burkina Faso, there are only limited opportunities both to become formalized and to achieve more than a subsistence level of livelihood. The European Partnership for Responsible Minerals-funded, Artisanal Gold Council (AGC)-RESOLVE–Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) implemented […]
By Sadraki Yabre and Tegan Holmes - July 30, 2021
In order for artisanal and small-scale gold mining to play an active role within the formal economy in Burkina Faso, mining operations must operate within the legal framework of the state. As part of the execution of the Global Environment Facility-supported planetGOLD Burkina Faso project, the national policy and legal […]
By Janvier Dabiré and Tegan Holmes - July 27, 2021
Now in its third year of implementation, the Global Environment Facility-funded planetGOLD Burkina Faso project has ramped up activities in the component related to access to finance. The planetGOLD Burkina Faso project is led by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, and executed by the Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) in partnership […]
By AGQ HQ - July 8, 2021
New project will help artisanal miners connect to international markets, support refiners and downstream companies in identifying and validating legitimate artisanal gold sources Canadian not-for-profit organization and artisanal gold mining specialist, the Artisanal Gold Council (AGC), non-governmental organization RESOLVE, and the Responsible Business Alliance’s (RBA) Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), which […]
By Namuun Tsegmid - May 19, 2021
Mongolia, a vast country characterized by rugged landscapes, a nomadic culture, and an active artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector has not been untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic. Having the longest land border with China spanning 4,600 kilometres, as well as a very long border with Russia, the Government of […]
By Mareike Kroll and Peter Rosenbluth - May 11, 2021
Background Mercury is a highly toxic metal that persists in the environment. While the general population can be exposed to elemental mercury, for example in old mercury-containing thermometers, or to methylmercury in some fish, occupational exposure to toxic elemental mercury vapors in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) is a […]
By Asia-Pacific AGC Communications Team with support from Tegan Holmes and Mareike Kroll. - April 28, 2021
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is an important source of livelihood for millions of people in the developing world. In Indonesia, some estimates consider around 300,000-1,000,000 artisanal miners to be working at around 1,000 locations across 27 provinces, churning out gold valued at US$5 billion annually, or up to […]
By Jacklyn Belo-Enricoso - National Gender Specialist, planetGOLD Philippines - March 17, 2021
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) provides livelihoods for rural communities and facilitates local development, and importantly ASGM can offer opportunities for women. However, in order to generate and capture these opportunities, it must be recognized that women often face limited income opportunities and have limited access to government […]
By Namuun Tsegmid and Tegan Holmes - March 15, 2021
Over the last 30 years, Mongolia has moved from a centrally planned economy to a market driven economy. This shift, and the reliance on natural resources like gold, are providing a much needed economic stimulus for the country as a whole. However, there are disparities in the mining […]
