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 […]
Statement from AGC on Small-Scale Mine Fire in Peru
Victoria, BC – Roger Tissot, Executive Director of the Artisanal Gold Council (AGC), Dr. Kevin Telmer, Director of Innovation and Business Development, and Daniel Merino, Peru-based Project Consultant with AGC, released the following statement upon learning of a small- scale mine fire in Peru that killed 27 people: “On May 7, 2023, an electrical short-circuit […]
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 minerÃa
Acuerdo capacitará a mineros de Puno, Madre de Dios, Ica, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Lima y Arequipa, en el uso de tecnologÃas alternativas al uso de mercurio. Con el objetivo de capacitar a mineros en tecnologÃas alternativas al uso de mercurio en la MinerÃa Artesanal y de Pequeña Escala, el Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) o Consejo Artesanal […]
MINEM firma convenio para reducir uso del mercurio en la minerÃa artesanal y de pequeña escala
El Ministerio de EnergÃa (MINEM) suscribió un convenio de cooperación institucional con la ONG Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) para capacitar a mineros en tecnologÃas alternativas al uso de mercurio en la Pequeña MinerÃa y MinerÃa Artesanal (PMMA) y aplicarlos, principalmente, en Puno, Madre de Dios, Ica, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Lima y Arequipa. Read more…
Artisanal Gold Council signs MOU with the Government of Peru
LIMA, PERU – Dr. Kevin Telmer, Executive Director of the Victoria B.C. Canada-based NGO Artisanal Gold Council (AGC), issues the following statement on the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) of the Government of Peru: “Today is a good day for the people of Peru, for […]
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 […]