POLICY RESPONSES The COVID-19 pandemic has frozen ASM supply chains worldwide, drastically reducing ASM producers’ incomes and leaving already fragile ASM communities even more vulnerable. Below is an annotated list…
The importance of determining gold purity is profoundly understood by the world’s refineries and is the basis for all final gold trade. However, in the field, the actual quantity of…
Over the past year as the price of gold has fallen, many have asked how artisanal miners will be affected. Some have speculated that the drop in the price of…
Over the past year as the price of gold has fallen, many have asked how artisanal miners will be affected. Some have speculated that the drop in the price of…
The following information was collected at mining sites and from certain gold buyers: Gold Buyer, Burkina Faso Photo: Kevin Telmer, AGC 1-Opening of ASM sites in Burkina Faso during the…
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…
Using mercury amalgamation to separate gold particles from ore is not only dangerous to the health and environment of miners and their families but it is also inefficient. Recovery is…
The following information comes from site managers, artisanal miners, local buyers, ANEEMAS agents (government agents), and approved outlets in Ouagadougou. ASM Mines Sites return to operation in Burkina Faso Most…
The Artisanal Gold Council made the New York Times on Friday in a Thomson Reuters story that highlighted two of the initiatives the AGC set in motion to help artisanal…
The Minamata Convention on Mercury, adopted in 2013, is a world-wide treaty aimed at protecting human health and the environment from mercury’s harmful effects. As the artisanal and small-scale gold…
