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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
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,
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
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
Mercury levels high in people near Amazon mega-dam
[SÃO PAULO] Constructing dams in the Brazilian Amazon could increase local residents’ exposure to unsafe mercury levels, warn researchers who analysed hair samples from 37
Mercury-Free Gold: How You Can Protect The Future By Buying This Ethical And Sustainable Jewellery
Gold mining’s association with poor health and environmental damage has been unearthed over the years – but it’s still something many of us know little
Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining: A Sector of Problems and A Sector of Promise
Artisanal and small scale gold mining (ASGM) represents 20 per cent of global gold production. Although it can be devastating to environments and the health
Mining concerns run deep
The team of geochemists, geologists, geoscientists and toxicologists, and others that make up the Artisanal Gold Council is down to four at the moment, as
$8m grant awarded to Artisanal Gold Council to develop the sector in Peru
Today, at the Seventh Summit of the Americas in Panama, the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Development announced the awarding of an $8 million
UVic graduate students work to reduce mercury use in Africa’s artisanal gold mining sector
UVic graduate students, Anthony Persaud (MSc student, Geography), Ricardo Rossin (PhD student, Earth and Ocean Sciences), UVic postdoctoral fellow Dr. Paleah Black Moher and adjunct
Cameroon: Extractive Industries – Value Chain Explained to Stakeholders
Within the sidelines of the ongoing second Mining Forum in Yaounde, participants were yesterday treated to the different processes in the life-span of a mine.
Gold—good for development, toxic for children
For nearly two decades, UVic geochemist Dr. Kevin Telmer (earth and ocean sciences) has been working with small-scale and artisanal gold miners, whose practices can