Shawn Blore

Artisanal Gold Supply Chain Expert Based in Canada and Brazil

Tracking and certifying artisanal gold along supply chains.

Shawn Blore – Artisanal Gold Supply Chain Expert, Visiting Expert and Associate, Based in Canada and Brazil

Tracking and certifying artisanal gold along supply chains; design and implementation of technical assistance programs to artisanal gold miners in return for legal gold sales through recognized channels; design of Conflict Minerals Certification Systems in Central Africa; Researcher and Policy Analyst for artisanal mining in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela; Post Graduate Fellow – Massey College, University of Toronto; Journalist and Broadcaster; Radio documentaries for CBC and NPR; Investigative stories for the Globe and Mail (Toronto), San Francisco Chronicle, Christian Science Monitor, The Independent (London), and others. 1992-1998 Journalist, Globe and Mail Newspaper, Vancouver, Canada

Languages: French, Spanish, Portuguese, English.