Mining people: Li-FT Power, Voltage Metals, Magna Mining
Board changes this week: Alaska Energy Metals added Corri Feige to the board. Indigo Exploration appointed D.T. Brian Doherty to the board. Lithium Energi Exploration added Rebecca Paisley to its board. The Artisanal Gold Council announced Roger Tissot as the new executive director, replacing founder Kevin Telmer, now director of innovation and business development. Western Atlas Resources named Stephen Wilkinson as director. Read more…
Artisanal Gold Council Expands and Strengthens Leadership Team with Change in Roles
VICTORIA, BC – The Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) is excited to announce a change of roles and an expansion of its leadership team. Dr. Kevin Telmer, the current Executive Director and founder of AGC, will be transitioning to the role of Director of Innovation and Business Development. Roger Tissot, the current Deputy Executive Director, will […]
Artisanal Gold Council y el Minem suscriben convenio para capacitar a pequeña y artesanal minería
Acuerdo capacitará a mineros de Puno, Madre de Dios, Ica, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Lima y Arequipa, en el uso de tecnologías alternativas al uso de mercurio. Con el objetivo de capacitar a mineros en tecnologías alternativas al uso de mercurio en la Minería Artesanal y de Pequeña Escala, el Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) o Consejo Artesanal […]
MINEM firma convenio para reducir uso del mercurio en la minería artesanal y de pequeña escala
El Ministerio de Energía (MINEM) suscribió un convenio de cooperación institucional con la ONG Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) para capacitar a mineros en tecnologías alternativas al uso de mercurio en la Pequeña Minería y Minería Artesanal (PMMA) y aplicarlos, principalmente, en Puno, Madre de Dios, Ica, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Lima y Arequipa. Read more…
The challenge in regulating artisanal or small-scale mining
IN 2020, it was estimated by planetGold Philippines, a project supported by the Global Environment Facility, and implemented by the Artisanal Gold Council in partnership with the UN Environment Program and UN Industrial Development Organization, that there were about 200,000 to 300,000 individuals in 30 provinces in the country that are involved in artisanal, or […]
Nine Die in Gold Mine Collapse
At least nine workers died in a collapse at one of Burkina Faso’s many unregulated artisanal gold mines. Rescuers found four bodies last Tuesday night (7 February) at the mine in the western Tuy province, and another five the following morning. Read more…
Gold organisations sign global responsibility, sustainability declaration
While there has been significant progress in addressing environmental, social and governance concerns in the gold sector through initiatives and performance standards, the broader industry has, for the first time, declared a collective statement of awareness and intent. Read more…
Small-scale miners coalition calls the government to recognize their role in promoting responsible mining and uplift lives in the ASM Sector
BAGUIO CITY, July 29 – Small-scale mining groups from across the Philippines gathered for the Third National Assembly of the National Coalition of Small-Scale Miners in the Philippines to address issues in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector. Read more…
Monitoring the impacts of COVID-19 on artisanal and small-scale gold mining
COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) is having profound impacts throughout the world. What’s happening to ASGM miners, their communities, and planetGOLD country project teams? Read more…
Subsistence miners lose out as coronavirus crushes local gold prices
JOHANNESBURG/TORONTO, March 31 (Reuters) – Informal gold miners from South America to Africa are selling gold at almost 40% discounts as measures to curb the coronavirus crimp supply routes and dry up funding. Read more…