Artisanal Gold Council celebrates receiving charitable status from the Canada Revenue Agency
The Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) is pleased to announce that it has officially received Charitable Status from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). This status will allow AGC to receive donations and issue charitable tax receipts for donors to use when they submit their annual income tax returns. “We are very excited about the opportunity to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Artisanal Gold Council Statement on the 2023 Federal Budget
VICTORIA, BC – Kevin Telmer, Executive Director of the Victoria BC-based non-profit Artisanal Gold Council, released the following statement upon the release of the 2023 Federal Budget: “We are encouraged by the important place that critical minerals hold in the federal budget as a top-line priority item. By committing to invest in the development of […]
President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau Must Add ASGM Gold to Critical Mineral Strategy
VICTORIA, BC – Today, the President of the United States of America Joe Biden will visit Canada and meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for two days to discuss items of mutual interest to the two countries. It is critical that during this meeting, while the president and prime minister discuss critical minerals, they […]
Thoughts on PDAC 2023 and AGC Goes to Ottawa
I entered the Metro Toronto Convention Centre’s front entrance not knowing what to expect. I started my work with the Artisanal Gold Council in mid-January 2023 and was told that we would have a booth (in partnership with the planetGOLD programme) at PDAC 2023, referred to as “the largest mining conference in the world that welcomes […]
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 about. “People have heard about ‘blood diamonds’, but not many realise that their gold could be responsible for one of the world’s top toxic threats – mercury,” says Richard Fuller, […]
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 some members are on vacation while others are in the field, which means an extended site visit to a small-scale gold mine in West Africa, Peru or Indonesia. Read more…
$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 dollar grant to the Canadian-based Artisanal Gold Council (AGC). The grant will help fund a project to be carried out in Peru over the next five years focused on the sustainable development […]