60 Minutes Upcoming Conflict Gold Piece
Posted 27th November 2009 by Kevin Telmer 60 Minutes will do a piece on Artisanal and Small Scale Mining – mainly focusing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Lets hope that 60 minutes does not just follow suit with the last 30 years of demonizing poor miners. Gold mining is an excellent mechanism to […]
Price of mercury rising faster than gold
Posted 14th November 2010 by Kevin Telmer The price of mercury has has hit a new high of $1,850/flask (76lbs) or $53.67/kg and the gold:mercury price ratio has dropped to 840 – see www.mercurywatch.org Some part of the mercury price increase is likely due to increased demand from Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining (ASGM), which is booming, along […]
Silver Causes Huge Increase in Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining
Posted 29th March 2011 by Kevin Telmer Although gold is the primary target of most Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Miners (ASGM) that use mercury, the role of silver on mercury use can be astonishing. When mercury is applied to ores that contain both gold and native silver, in order to get all the gold, enough mercury […]
Silver Causes Huge Increase in Mercury Use in Artisanal Gold Mining
Posted 29th March 2011 by Kevin Telmer Although gold is the primary target of most Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Miners (ASGM) that use mercury, the role of silver on mercury use can be astonishing. When mercury is applied to ores that contain both gold and native silver, in order to get all the gold, enough mercury […]
World Artisanal Gold Production
Posted 29th June 2011 by Kevin Telmer How much artisanal gold is produced per year is an interesting and important question. It defines the size of the artisanal and small scale gold mining (ASGM) economy. This is an informal economy that mainly serves the important role of supporting rural development in developing countries – just as […]
Fifty thousand gold shops in the world’s artisanal gold supply chain
By Kevin Telmer, Artisanal Gold Council There are approximately 50,000 small gold shops serving artisanal and small scale gold miners worldwide. They are a doorway to engaging artisanal gold mining communities and they are the first link of many in the artisanal gold supply chain to consumers. Gold shops and the supply chain Small informal […]
Health and Artisanal Gold Mining
By Dr. Paleah Moher, Human and Ecosystem Health, AGC Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) presents a complex development and health-impact situation. On one hand it provides livelihoods to tens of millions people in the developing world while contributing significantly to the global supply of gold. On the other hand ASGM is accompanied by serious environmental, […]
Is Borax the Miracle Chemical that Will Replace Mercury in Artisanal Gold Mining?
Posted 16th May 2012 by Kevin Telmer The Myth of a Miracle Cure Can borax replace mercury in artisanal gold mining? – or is it better concentration that can replace mercury? Does Borax really have anything to do with it? Is Borax a Miracle Chemical? Those promoting borax as a replacement for mercury in small scale […]
Concentration of Gold Ores – a Key to Reducing Mercury Use in Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining
Posted 3rd June 2012 by Kevin Telmer In artisanal gold mining, mercury is essentially used to concentrate the gold. It does this by bonding with the gold to form a heavy amalgam that is then easily separated from the other minerals. It follows therefore, that if mercury is used as a mechanism of concentration, producing […]
Historical and Modern Government Responses to Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining
Posted 27th April 2013 by Kevin Telmer Modified from: Telmer K. and Persaud A. (2013) Historical and Modern Government Responses to Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining. Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (RMMLF) and the International Bar Association, Special Institute on International Mining and Oil & Gas Law, Development, and Investment, Cartagena, Colombia, April 22-24, 2013. Summary […]