Artisanal Gold Council Menu
en English▼
X
ar العربيةzh-CN 简体中文zh-TW 繁體中文en Englishtl Filipinofr Françaishi हिन्दीid Bahasa Indonesialo ພາສາລາວmn Монголmy ဗမာစာno Norsk bokmålps پښتوfa فارسیpt Portuguêsru Русскийes Españolsw Kiswahili
DONATE
COVID-19 PORTAL
COVID-19 CALL TO ACTION
Artisanal Gold Council
DONATE
COVID-19 PORTAL
COVID-19 CALL TO ACTION
  • Home
  • What We Do
    • Our Approach
    • Our Services
  • Who We Are
    • Our Team
    • Board of Directors
    • Partners
    • Careers
  • Our Work
    • Asia
    • South America
    • Africa
    • Global
    • planetGOLD
  • Tools
    • Training Materials
    • Videos
    • Useful Links
    • Gold Price
  • Library
    • Country Studies
    • Presentations
    • Related Literature
  • News
    • AGC in the Press
    • Events
    • FAQ
    • Videos
  • Blog
    • Blog Subscription
  • Contact
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • en English▼
    X
    ar العربيةzh-CN 简体中文zh-TW 繁體中文en Englishtl Filipinofr Françaishi हिन्दीid Bahasa Indonesialo ພາສາລາວmn Монголmy ဗမာစာno Norsk bokmålps پښتوfa فارسیpt Portuguêsru Русскийes Españolsw Kiswahili
  • Search
  • Home
  • What We Do
    • Our Approach
    • Our Services
  • Who We Are
    • Our Team
    • Board of Directors
    • Partners
    • Careers
  • Our Work
    • Asia
    • South America
    • Africa
    • Global
    • planetGOLD
  • Tools
    • Training Materials
    • Videos
    • Useful Links
    • Gold Price
  • Library
    • Country Studies
    • Presentations
    • Related Literature
      • Recent publication on assessing mercury exposure
      • What does a national public health strategy for ASGM look like?
      • The Minamata Convention on Mercury: A Beginner’s Guide
      • A Simple Public Health Strategy for ASGM
      • The Effect of Changing Gold Prices on Artisanal Mining
      • Mercury Recycling in Artisanal Gold Mining: The Good and the Bad
      • Historical and Modern Government Responses to Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining
      • Concentration of Gold Ores – a Key to Reducing Mercury Use in Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining
      • Is Borax the Miracle Chemical that Will Replace Mercury in Artisanal Gold Mining?
      • Health and Artisanal Gold Mining
      • Fifty thousand gold shops in the world’s artisanal gold supply chain
      • World Artisanal Gold Production
      • Silver Causes Huge Increase in Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining
      • Price of mercury rising faster than gold
      • 60 Minutes Upcoming Conflict Gold Piece
  • News
    • AGC in the Press
    • Events
    • FAQ
    • Videos
  • Blog
    • Blog Subscription
  • Contact
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • en English▼
    X
    ar العربيةzh-CN 简体中文zh-TW 繁體中文en Englishtl Filipinofr Françaishi हिन्दीid Bahasa Indonesialo ພາສາລາວmn Монголmy ဗမာစာno Norsk bokmålps پښتوfa فارسیpt Portuguêsru Русскийes Españolsw Kiswahili
  • Search

ASGM

Road to formalization: STAG advocate Kam Sié Dominique discusses formalization at Diarkadougou site

By Dr. Alizèta Ouédraogo and Tegan Holmes - June 30, 2022

While Burkina Faso’s artisanal gold mining sector continues to grow, the informal nature of the sector has been doing the same. ASGM provides much-needed livelihood opportunities for Burkinabe men and women who lack other options that generate a similar income and ease of entry. However, that informal nature is also […]

Read More

ASGM stakeholders learn to use OECD due diligence guidelines through the STAG adapted version of the CRAFT Code

By Eve Sanou and Tegan Holmes - June 28, 2022

Workshop participants and the STAG team. National project manager and team leader Alizèta Ouedraogo is in the center in black. | AGC 2022 Now in its second year of implementation, the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals-funded Scalable Trade in Artisanal Gold project (the STAG project) has begun conducting workshops related […]

Read More

Artisanal Gold Council team attending PDAC conference to highlight the importance of artisanal gold mining sector to jobs and environment, and to explain planetGOLD projects

By Patrick Dunne - June 13, 2022

Artisanal Gold Council Executive Director Dr. Kevin Telmer led a team from AGC’s Victoria, B.C., headquarters to represent the Artisanal Mining sector at PDAC, the world-leading mineral exploration and mining convention in Toronto, Canada. At the convention, which runs from June 13-15 for in-person attendees (June 28-29 online), AGC staff […]

Read More

STAG’s Ousmane Hamadoum has a clear vision for Burkina Faso’s formalized Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector

By Ousmane Hamadoum and Tegan Holmes - June 10, 2022

The artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector has long been marginalized at least partly due to its informal nature. However, the global community has begun to recognize that ASGM is a driving force for rural economic development. When formalized, ASGM provides the millions of men and women who work […]

Read More

Mongolia’s first-ever precious metal expo: planetGOLD Mongolia promotes ASGM on a national platform

By Odonchimeg Idersaikhan - June 9, 2022

The planetGOLD Mongolia project advocated for a responsible artisanal gold supply chain and investment opportunities during the country’s first-ever Precious Metals and Jewellery Forum and Expo in April 2022.  The three-day event, co-organized by the planetGOLD Mongolia project, was the result of collaboration between many organizations in the minerals supply […]

Read More

Visualizing a future with formalized artisanal and small scale mining; The Historic Gold Town of Paracale

By Lyka Cabatay, National Communications Assistant, planetGOLD Philippines - December 20, 2021

Paracale, a municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines, is a place where gold is in such abundance that the town’s name itself reflects its history in mining. Paracale was derived from para cale, meaning “canal digger”. Local art showing the importance of gold mining to the community in […]

Read More

Scaling Up Gold Trade in Burkina Faso with Eve Sanou

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 […]

Read More

Is ASGM legal in Burkina Faso? Workshops on the legal framework supporting Burkina Faso’s ASGM sector

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 […]

Read More

The Changing Impacts of COVID-19 on Mongolia’s Artisanal Gold Mining Sector

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 […]

Read More

Burkina Faso – Quarantaines et prix de l’or en baisse de 20%

By Artisanal Gold Council - April 14, 2020

Face aux prédictions d’experts selon lesquelles l’épidémie de COVID-19 au Burkina Faso pourrait rivaliser avec celle de l’Italie ou de l’Espagne, les autorités de la nation ouest-africaine ont mis en œuvre de vastes mesures de quarantaine. Les mesures – ainsi que les nombreux blocages internationaux actuellement en place – ont […]

Read More

More Posts

extra news title

Latest Posts

Latest News

Road to formalization: STAG advocate Kam Sié Dominique discusses formalization at Diarkadougou site

Jun 30, 2022

While Burkina Faso’s artisanal gold mining sector continues to grow, the informal nature of the sector has been doing the same. ASGM provides…

Read More

ASGM stakeholders learn to use OECD due diligence guidelines through the STAG adapted version of the CRAFT Code

Jun 28, 2022

Workshop participants and the STAG team. National project manager and team leader Alizèta Ouedraogo is in the center in black. | AGC 2022 Now in its…

Read More

extra twitter title

Latest Tweets

Latest Tweets

5 days ago
ArtisanalGoldCouncil's Twitter avatar
ArtisanalGoldCouncil
@artisanal_gold

📢Job alert: We are hiring a Senior Project Manager - Bilingual based in our Victoria, B.C. office to support our te… t.co/QBVkeypqMh

  • Reply
  • Retweet 3
  • Like 2
June 30, 2022
ArtisanalGoldCouncil's Twitter avatar
ArtisanalGoldCouncil
@artisanal_gold

Burkina Faso’s informal artisanal gold mining sector is receiving help from the Scalable Trade in Artisanal Gold (S… t.co/0KWBXaXDAh

  • Reply
  • Retweet 0
  • Like 3

Translated Posts

  • French
  • Spanish

Subscribe

For updates on the impacts of Covid-19 on artisanal and small-scale gold mining communities and to join the conversation, subscribe to AGC’s blog.


Posts Archive

Archives

  • June 2022 (7)
  • January 2022 (1)
  • December 2021 (1)
  • November 2021 (1)
  • August 2021 (2)
  • July 2021 (3)
  • May 2021 (2)
  • April 2021 (1)
  • March 2021 (2)
  • February 2021 (1)
  • December 2020 (1)
  • November 2020 (1)
  • October 2020 (1)
  • September 2020 (1)
  • August 2020 (1)
  • June 2020 (5)
  • May 2020 (12)
  • April 2020 (21)
  • March 2020 (1)
  • September 2019 (2)
  • August 2019 (2)
  • April 2019 (1)
  • March 2019 (1)
  • February 2019 (1)
  • May 2017 (1)
  • April 2017 (4)
  • February 2017 (2)
  • November 2016 (2)
  • September 2016 (1)
  • June 2016 (1)
  • March 2016 (4)
  • September 2014 (1)
  • September 2013 (1)
  • July 2013 (1)
  • April 2013 (1)
  • March 2013 (1)
  • June 2012 (1)
  • May 2012 (1)
  • February 2012 (1)
  • July 2011 (1)
  • June 2011 (1)
  • March 2011 (1)
  • November 2010 (1)
  • November 2009 (1)

Live Gold Price


All of the documents and data presented by the AGC on this website are subject to copyright. © Copyright 2022

Custom WordPress site by Quadra Street Designs