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COVID-19 and ASGM Communities – An Early Look at the Crisis
By Kevin Telmer and Marieke Kroll, March 23, 2020 1. Context: How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect ASGM communities? Prevalence COVID-19 is present now in all Artisanal and Small-Scale…
Recognizing Women’s Contributions and Challenges in Philippine Small-Scale Mining
Investment Specialist Kristal Jaylo (far left) and Monitoring Evaluation Specialist Emmaleeh Pequit with the women in a community in Agusan del Sur after a focus group discussion on women’s…
South America
COLOMBIA Rural Development and Empowerment of the Communitarian Councils of the Chocó Department Through the Sustainable Use of Natural and Mineral Resources – Output 1 (2020-2022) Funded by the European…
Past Projects
SURINAME Reducing the Use and Release of Mercury by Artisanal Gold Miners in Latin America (2015-2016) In 2015 the AGC embarked on a USDoS funded project to improve our understanding…
Promoting Health and Safety in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining: Experience from the Asia-Pacific Region
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…
Related Literature
ASGM status in West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia Author: Baiq Dewi Krisnayanti ABSTRACT: Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) obviously contributes to serious environmental and health issue for miners, nearby populations,…
The Resiliency of the Philippine Small-Scale Mining Communities: Bayanihan Amidst Super Typhoons and a Pandemic
A submerged house in Cagayan province two days after Typhoon Vamco hit the Philippines (aerial photo from the Philippine Coast Guard) Three weeks. Three typhoons. Extensive flooding. Destructive…
Women as change agents: sustainable ASGM through Women’s Cooperatives in Indonesia
Background In Indonesia, the artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector serves as a direct income source for over 300,000 people and indirectly supports approximately 1 million people . ASGM…
Training Materials
Health Poster: Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining The Artisanal Gold Council developed the first version of this poster to highlight why mercury use in artisanal gold mining is dangerous…