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 […]
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…
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 people living near Tucuruí, one of the largest dams ever built in Brazil. Read more…
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, […]
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 of many, it also has the potential to improve the lives of some of the world’s poorest people, including many in Asia. Read more…
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…