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Artisanal Gold Council Reflections on PDAC 2024

The following are comments provided by Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) attendees to PDAC 2024. Roger Tissot, Executive Director I had the privilege once again of attending PDAC with the AGC team from Canada. Our focus was to reach as many potential donors, companies, suppliers, and other participants in the gold mining industry interested in supporting our mission […]

AGC celebrates first women certified in the CRAFT Code in Burkina Faso

Artisanal Gold Council, as part of its efforts to highlight the importance of our gender equity work and align ourselves with the principles of this year’s International Women’s Day theme Inspire Inclusion, is excited to highlight a historic first for AGC and Burkina Faso. AGC Burkina Faso Compliance and Gender Officer Eve Sanou, who is also […]

AGC highlights projects that ‘Inspire Inclusion’ on International Women’s Day 2024

Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) joins nonprofits in the global mercury reduction community in commemoration of International Women’s Day. 2024’s International Women’s Day theme is Inspire Inclusion. A key objective of AGC’s work is to promote gender equity in artisanal and small-scale gold mining projects throughout our project sites. Below, we showcase some of the advances our […]

Burkina Faso – Revolving fund to support the mining crafts sector

The Secretary-General (SG) of the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Quarries (MEMC), Jean-Baptiste KABORE, launched the activities of the Revolving Fund to Support the Mining Crafts Sector (FRASE), on Thursday January 25, 2024 in Ouagadougou. The ceremony was marked by the signing of a protocol between PlanetGOLD Burkina and Coris Bank International SA, and the […]

Planet TV Studios Unveils “New Frontiers” Documentary Series Featuring the Artisanal Gold Council

Exploring Responsible Gold Mining Practices: Planet TV Studios, Pioneers in Television Production VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, January 3, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — Planet TV Studios, a prominent producer of innovative television series, proudly announces the launch of its latest documentary series, “New Frontiers,” spotlighting the Artisanal Gold Council (AGC), a charitable nonprofit organization headquartered in Victoria, […]

Reflections on Minamata COP-5 – Abigail Ocate

Readers note: From October 31 to November 2, 2023, Artisanal Gold Council(AGC) staff from Canada, Burkina Faso, Mongolia, and The Philippines attended the Fifth Annual Conference of the Parties to the Minimata Convention. Below is part 4 of 4 in a series of reflections from the conference. Abigail Ocate is the National Project Manager for […]

Reflections on Minamata COP-5 – Khishgee Dondov

Readers note: From October 31 to November 2, 2023, Artisanal Gold Council(AGC) staff from Canada, Burkina Faso, Mongolia, and The Philippines attended the Fifth Annual Conference of the Parties to the Minimata Convention. Below is part 3 of 4 in a series of reflections from the conference. Khishgee Dondov is the Field Coordinator and Community […]

Reflections on Minamata COP-5 – Saidou Kabre

Readers note: From October 31 to November 2, 2023, Artisanal Gold Council staff from Canada, Burkina Faso, Mongolia, and The Philippines attended the Fifth Annual Conference of the Parties to the Minimata Convention. Below is part 2 of 4 in a series of reflections from the conference. Saidou Kabre is the National Project Manager for […]

Navigating the Role of Artisanal Gold Mining in the Energy Transition Era

Introduction Why would the Executive Director of a charitable non-governmental organization dedicated to improving artisanal gold mining in developing countries engage with a gathering of executives from the energy, renewables, and fossil fuel industries? In addition to my longstanding friendships with those who invited me and my prior experience in the petroleum and energy sectors, […]

Two industries at a crossroad

The following is a snippet of an article from CIMMagazine entitled Two industries at a crossroads. You can read the full article here. The Victoria, B.C.-based Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) is working to provide training to ASM miners and develop responsible supply chains, with four active programs in Mongolia, the Philippines, Burkina Faso and Guyana. Its Burkina […]