Sustainability Perspectives
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Is the time ripe for a GOOD FOR DEVELOPMENT product label? Go


Illegal Gold Mining in the Chimanimani National Reserve - Mozambique

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Briefing Note: Mining and Crisis in Zimbabwe

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End Mining's Privileged Access to Land!

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Mining In the Philippines, Concerns and Conflicts 

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The Ethical Jewelry Handbook

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In Pictures: Brazilian Gold Mine

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International Survey on Mining Legacy.

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Advancing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

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Artisanal Mining and Poverty

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Myths and Legends of Artisanal Small Scale Mining in Middle South Peru Go

Getting to FAIRTRADE GOLD… and Jewellery Go
Briefing Note: Mining and Crisis in Zimbabwe. Go

All that Glitters: Gold Mining in Guyana Go
Perspectives on Female Participation in Artisanal and Small Scale Mining: A Case Study of Birim North District of Ghana Go

The Trend in Artisanal and Small Scale Mining Development in Papua New Guinea. Go
Review of Ongoing Artisanal Small-scale Mining Related Activities within the Latin American Region. Go

Artisanal and Small-scale Mining in India. Go
Artisanal Mining: “An island of prosperity in a sea of poverty”. Go
Collecting Data in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Communities: Measuring Progress towards more Sustainable Livelihoods. Go
A Trail of Diamond (Photo Essay) Go

Artisanal and Large Scale Mining in Peru

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Making Mining Work: Bringing Poverty-Stricken, Small-Scale Miners into the Formal Private Sector

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Importance of Gender in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM)

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Metals Environmental Risk Assessment Guidance, MERAG Go

Sustainable Mining, the Political Use of a Floating Significant

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Review of the Organization Process of the Artisanal Miners in Peru, 2000 – 2002

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Is a responsible and sustainable artisanal mining (ASM) possible? 

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Small-Scale Mining in Bolivia: National Study Mining Minerals and Sustainable Development

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Making Changes: thinking gender in Latin-American artisanal mining.

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Fair Trade: An Introduction and some considerations

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Clean Technologies in Mine-Metallurgic and Petroleum Extractive Industries

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Rumah Emas Kita Bulletin

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A Review on Indicators of Sustainability for the Minerals Extraction Industries

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Gold Prices Increased 23.2% in 2006

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Global Thirst for Tanzanite

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The CRJP Monitor: Council for Responsible Jewellery Practices Releases Final Code of Practices

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Authority’s Purpose in Mining Communities.

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Best Practices of Artisanal Miners, initiatives of collaboration in Bayangol Sum of Selenge Aimag

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Threats, Risks and Damages in the Health of Children Working in Artisanal Mining

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Artisanal Mining in The People’s Republic of China

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CooperAccion, Actualidad Minera - Virtual Bulletin N° 90 Go
Killing Kimberley? Conflict Diamonds and Paper Tigers Go
Report on Mining Conflicts: cases of Majaz, Las Bambas, Tintaya y La Oroya Go

The future of Fair Trade coffee:  dilemmas facing Latin America’s small-scale producers

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The 2nd Bulletin of the Latin American Mining Organism, OLAMI, offers the highlights of the 2nd Meeting on Social Responsibility in Mining in Bolivia Go
Other Facets. News and Views on the International Efforts to End Conflict Go

Changing Expectations: Future Social and Economic Realities for Mineral Exploration

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Bulletin N°1, 2 and 3. “Prevention and Elimination of Child Labor in Colombian Artisanal Mining”

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Artisanal Mining a Family Affair

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Formalization of Small Scale Mining in Bolivia Go
Small Scale Mining Exploitation in Two Indigenous Communities of the Peruvian Amazon Region: the Harakmbut of the Barranco Chico and the Awajun of the Tuyankuwas Go

Framework for Responsible Mining: A Guide to Evolving Standards Go

Final Report: Mining Certification Evaluation Project (MCEP)

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Fair Trade Stones on the Horizon?

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Earning a Social License to Operate: Social Acceptability and Resource Development in Latin America

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Keeping Watch over the Extractive Industries Go
The International Council on Mining and Metals Releases Report on its Sustainable Development Framework for the Mining Industry Go
The Vision of Quirama: Towards Responsible ASM Go

Triple Jeopardy, Triplicate Forms and Triple Borders: Controlling Diamond Exports from Guyana Go

Diamond Industry Annual Review

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Lundas, the Stones of Death - Angola’s Deadly Diamonds: Human Rights Abuses in the Lunda Provinces

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OLAMI Information Bulletin, Year 9, No. 3

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Assessing the State of Stakeholder Relationships: The Stakeholder 360 Go

Fugitives and Phantoms: The Diamond Exporters of Brazil

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Race to the Top: a Report on ethical Business Campaigns

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Technological Improvement for Small Scale Gold Mining in Peru , Ecuador and Colombia . Supported by UNESCO and CYTED

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Fair Trade in Europe 2005

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Communication and Information for Artisanal Mining

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Integrating Mining and Biodiversity Conservation, Case Studies from Around the World.

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Mercury Contamination, a Legacy to Handicap a Generation Go

The Case of Artisanal Mining in Bolivia : Local Participatory Development and Mining Investment Opportunities

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Development of a Environmental Analysis Model for Small Scale Mining. Sponsorship: Mining Minister and National Environment Commission– CONAMA. Chile

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Artisanal Miners, Technology, Communication and Development

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Metals Mining and Development: Thinking the Sustainability of Non- renewable Resources

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Revaluing peasant coffee production: organic and fair trade markets in Mexico Go

Synthesis of fair trade learning session facilitated by ARM at CASM meeting in Brazil

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The key to Kimberley : internal diamond controls, seven case studies

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Implementing the Kimberley Process 5 years on: how effective is the Kimberley Process and what more needs to be done?

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Canadian Mining Companies in Latin America : Community Rights and Corporate Responsibility

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Fair Trade for ASM Go
Rich man, poor man: development diamonds and poverty diamonds: the potential for change in the artisanal alluvial mining fields of Africa Go
Association and Self-management in the Certified Green Gold initiative. Go
Formalization of artisanal and small scale mining in Latin America and the Caribbean Go
Executive Summary: The Conscious Consumer: promoting economic justice through fair trade Go
Women and Artisanal Mining: Gender Roles and the Road Ahead Go
“Towards an Ethical Jewellery Business: A review of key issues”
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The Formalization of Artisanal and Small Scale Mining: Harnessing opportunities for private sector development Go
THE LIMA VISION: A collective vision for the transformation of ASM
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Small Scale Mining in Mongolia Go
APELL for Mining Go
The Heart of the Matter – Sierra Leone , Diamonds and Human Security Go
Towards an Ethical Jewellery Business: A review of key issues Go
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New Source for Fair Trade Gold
Author: Cheryl Kremkow, Editor-In-Chief
Sponsorship: Modern Jeweler Magazine
Year: 2008

Today, jewelers who want to ethically source gold rely on supplies of recycled metal, like Hoover & Strongs Harmony metals. But thanks to efforts by the Association for Responsible Mining, the industry will soon also be able to source fair trade gold produced by artisanal and small scale miners in developing countries.

See Article:
http://www.modernjeweler.com/print/Modern-Jeweler/New-Source-for-Fair-Trade-Gold/1$599

 

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Research project: Building Ethical Trade Networks: The Role of Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning
Author: Natasha Khamis  
Sponsorship: International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Year: 2008

This research examines two ethical initiatives, the Association for Responsible Mining (ARM) (based out of Colombia) www.communitymining.org and the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) www.kimberleyprocess.org, and their respective objectives to produce responsible and traceable gold and diamonds. The focus of this research is to understand how knowledge is created and disseminated in multistakeholder processes. 

See Executive Summary:

Building Ethical Trade Networks: The Role of Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning PDF

Contact:  nkhamis@idrc.ca

 

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Sustainable Development in the Mining and Minerals Sector: The Case for Partnership at Local, National and Global Levels
Author: By Kathryn McPhail,
Sponsorship: ICMM (International Council on Mining and Metals)
Year: May 2008

The essay explores ICMM’s independent research (commenced in 2004) into enhancing mining’s contribution to poverty reduction. The objective is to identify the critical factors that have allowed some countries to benefit from their substantial resource endowments and to avoid the so-called 'resource curse'.Practical steps were then identified for the mining industry and others, such as governments, local communities and development agencies - to enhance the positive impacts of mineral resource investments. The essay has merited the Bronze Award for the International Finance Corporation (IFC)/Financial Times (FT) essay competition.
 
See Document: February

http://www.icmm.com/document/269



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Sustainability Perspectives
Sponsorship: The Ethical Fund Company
Year: February 2008

Around the world, communities are demonstrating a new assertiveness
when it comes to rejecting resource extraction projects. This is particularly true of Indigenous communities. Companies seeking to secure access to resources must first secure their free, prior, and informed consent.      

See Document:

https://www.ethicalfunds.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/docs/FPIC.pdf

 

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ISEAL training modules for new and emerging initiatives
Author: Patrick Mallet
Sponsorship: ISEAL
Year: 2007
Emerging Initiatives Program provides a comprehensive resource for social and environmental standard setting and verification initiatives at all stages of development. The modules cover the following issues, providing a thorough outline of issues that need to be considered, as well as concrete examples of good practice:

Module 2: E025 Setting Standards
Module 3: E026 Verification
Module 4: E027 Governance
Module 5: E028 Finance
Module 6: E029 Stakeholder Engagement
Module 7: E030 Measuring Impacts
Module 8: E031 Conflicts of Interest
Module 9: E032 Trademarks and Labelling
Module 10: E033 Engaging Stakeholders Online

To access these documents it is necessary to be a registered user of the ISEAL website. Registration is free of charge.
www.isealalliance.org/emerginginitiatives

Module 1: Overview
The first module is an overview of the standard-setting and verification process and contains definitions of the key terms. It is an accessible document relevant to anybody wishing to understand the sector and can be accessed directly by clicking on the link below.
Available without registration

See Document:

http://www.isealalliance.org/document/
docWindow.cfm?fuseaction=document.
viewDocument&documentid=591&documentFormatId=1020

 

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Is the time ripe for a GOOD FOR DEVELOPMENT product label?

Author: Karen Ellis & Michael Warner
Sponsorship: Overseas Development Institute
Year: October 2007

How can consumers be given better information about the broad development impacts of their purchases? This document analyses different labeling options and explores the idea of a Good for Development label.

See Document:
http://www.odi.org.uk/publications/opinions/88_Good_for_Development_label_oct07.pdf



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Illegal Gold Mining in the Chimanimani National Reserve - Mozambique
Author: Eduardo Ndunguru, Stefaan Dondeyne, Jorge Mulaboa
Sponsorship: The Provincial Directorate for Mineral and Energy Resources (DIPREME); the Centre for Sustainable Development of Natural Resources (CDS-RN) and the Chimanimani National Reserve of Chimanimani (RNC)
Year: December 2006

The Transfrontier Conservation Area of Chimanimani includes territory both in Mozambique and  Zimbabwe. Chimanimani National Reserve in Mozambique is internationally renowned for its high degree of biodiversity. When illegal miners started extracting gold in the reserve, the Government got concerned about its environmental and socio-economic impact. Therefore, a survey was carried out to identify the geographical extent of the mining, the number of miners involved, and to assess its environmental and socio-economic impact.

See Document:
Illegal gold mining in Chimanimani NR_2007.PDF  

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Briefing Note: Mining and Crisis in Zimbabwe
Author: Richard Saunders
Sponsorship:  Netherlands institute for Southern Africa
Year:  June 2007
The deepening crisis in Zimbabwe’s mining sector has been brewing for several years. Initially the crisis was based in declining production efficiencies and investor wariness due to the country’s rapidly worsening economic climate

See Document:
Briefing note mining and crisis in Zimbabwe. PDF


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End Mining's Privileged Access to Land!
Author: Karen Campbell
Sponsorship: The Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation, the Wilburforce Foundation, the Brainerd Foundation, the Law Foundation of British Columbia
Year: 2004

End Mining's Privileged Access to Land! Communities Across Canada Outraged by Free Entry  System  Across Canada, communities and Aboriginal governments are saying they have had enough when it comes to the privileged access mining has to Land under the existing system, which grants "free entry" to prospectors and mining companies under the assumption the mining is the "highest and best" use of land.

See Document:
http://www.miningwatch.ca/updir/WCEL_Free_Entry_paper.pdf

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Mining In the Philippines, Concerns and Conflicts 
Author: Cathal Doyle, Clive Wicks and Frank Nally
Sponsorship Fact Finding Mission to Philippines Report (CEESP,CAFOD, Irish center for Human Rights, Columbian  faith and justice, Trocaire, Piplinks)
Year: 2006

The Catholic Bishops of the Philippines attracted international attention because of their concerns regarding the proposed expansion of the mining industry, which has already had major negative impacts on local communities and the environment. In their view ‘The implementation of the Mining
Act will certainly destroy both the environment and people and will lead to national unrest’. See the summary of recommendations regarding this situation.

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Frank Nally Columbian Father Philippines Mining. PDF


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The Ethical Jewelry Handbook
Author: Marc Choyt
Sponsorship: Fair Jewellery organisation
Year: 2008

A Resource Guide for the jewelry sector wishing to adopt exceptional standards and radical transparency: The Fair, Responsible, Ecological (FRE) System.

See Document:
http://www.fairjewelry.org/pdfs/FRE_sample.pdf

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Breaching Indigenous Law: Canadian Mining in Guatemala.
Author: Shin Imai, Ladan Mehranvar, and Jennifer Sander
Sponsorship: Indigenous Law Journal
Year: 2007

This is a case study of a small Indigenous community in Guatemala that defied a powerful Canadian mining company by holding a community vote on whether to allow mining on its territory. The dispute is being played out against a backdrop of intimidation and violence. The study reviews the major players in the dispute—the mining company, the Guatemalan government, the World Bank and the Canadian government—and concludes that they all have a stake in the profitability of the mine.

See Document:
http://www.miningwatch.ca/index.php?/goldcorp/indigenous_law_guatemala

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First Report of the Observatory for Mining Conflicts in Peru.
Author: CooperAcción, Fedepaz and Grufides
Sponsorship: Observatory for Mining Conflicts in Peru
Year: 2007

The Observatory of Mining Conflicts in Peru is an initiative led by three organisations: Fedepaz, Grufides and Cooperaccion. Its objective is to systematise and offer updated information about a number of ongoing conflicts developing in the area of influence of large-scale mining projects. This first report analyses the most emblematic cases of conflict and mining in Peru.

See Document:
http://www.cooperaccion.org.pe/publicaciones.php
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The makeITfair Project.
Author: makeITfair-project
Sponsorship: The Dutch organisation SOMO, IRENE in the Netherlands; SwedWatch, Fair Trade Center and Church of Sweden Aid from Sweden; FinnWatch with Finnish Association for Nature Conservation from Finland; Germanwatch and Verbraucher Initiative from Germany; Karat from CEE; ACIDH from the DR Congo, CIVIDEP from India and Labour Action China from China.
Year: 2007

makeITfair is a European project focusing on the electronics industry, especially on consumer electronics like mobile phones, laptops and MP3 players. Its objective is to let young people across Europe know about the labour abuses and environmental problems linked to the production of electronics – just to satisfy our demand for all the latest electronic gadgets. Available on their website are three reports just published on the metals used in electronics (platinum group metals, cobalt, tin).

See Document:
http://makeitfair.org/the-facts/reports

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In Pictures: Brazilian Gold Mine.
Authors: Apu Gomes/SVELA and Leonardo Soares/SVELA
Sponsorship: BBC News
Year: 2007

This visual report shows a complete journey thru gold mining in Brazil. ASM is a reality and we all have to act in order to shift part of the value from the consumer's economies to the producer's ones that will allow the establishment of responsible and sustainable actions on the field.

See Document:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/07/
americas_brazilian_gold_mine/html/1.stm


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Feedback on ICMM’s Draft Position Statement on Mining and Indigenous Peoples Issues.
Author: Jo Render
Sponsorship:   International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)
Year: 2007

Short report including the Consultation Feedback on ICMM’s Draft Position Statement on Mining and Indigenous Peoples Issues, that along with earlier and ongoing work relating to indigenous peoples and mining, will be used to define ICMM’s next steps. For example, ICMM are currently reviewing the Draft Position Statement and are planning a second roundtable on mining and indigenous people issues for late 2007, as part of our dialogue with the IUCN.

See Document:
http://www.icmm.com/news/1597
ConsultationReportonICMMdraftPositionStatementonMiningandIndigenousPeoples.pdf


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International Survey on Mining Legacy.
Authors: World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM).
Sponsorship: Post-mining Alliance and Eden Project.
Year: 2007

Current work is focused on developing an international survey (consisting of a questionnaire and telephone interviews) of those involved in mining legacy work from different perspectives, to canvass their thinking on their understanding of mining legacy, what current good practice looks like and where they believe the solutions lie to inform a background paper for the roundtable participants. The results of this survey will inform a briefing paper for an international roundtable on mining legacy in March 2008, outlining different perspectives and recommendations for action. The survey, will take between 20-25 minutes to complete, and can be found at:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=MxpydxiQ5H6Iryh6ddL1KA_3d_3d

More Info:
http://www.postmining.org/index.php?page=72

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Advancing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
Authors: Leipprand,T.; Rusch,P.
Sponsorship: John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Year: 2007

This report examines the benefits that a resource-rich country can derive from endorsing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and implementing its Principles. It also searches for courses of action that the EITI Board can pursue to persuade more countries to endorse EITI. Both issues are investigated in the context of Angola, Indonesia, and Trinidad and Tobago.

See Document:
http://www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/?doc=32440


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Artisanal Mining and Poverty.
Author: Professor George Gyan-Baffour
Sponsorship: CASM
Year: 2003

Artisanal mining is an important source of alternative livelihood in countries endowed with precious minerals. It is estimated that about 6.2 million people worldwide are employed in artisanal mining. One million are employed in Africa, 4.2 million in Asia, and another 1 million employed in Latin America. In Ghana it estimated that about 30,000 people are directly employed in artisanal mining mainly in diamonds and gold mining. Artisanal mining may be seasonal or permanent. It may emerge as people are pushed out of their communities as a result of economic or environmental shock or are pulled into mining areas because of a newly found alluvial mineral.

See document:
http://casmsite.org/Documents/Elmina%202003%20-%20Workshop%20-%20Poverty%20Reduction%20-%204.pdf


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Myths and Legends of Artisanal Small Scale Mining in Middle South Peru.
Author: Victor Manuel Reinoso Rivas
Sponsorship: AMASUC
Year: 2007, Unpublished

Artisanal mining in Peru is surrounded by a strong cultural heritage of Myths and Legends. In this interesting document, our partners from AMASUC offer a journey through the folklore and oral tradition of the mining communities in the region of the middle south of Peru.

See Document
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Getting to FAIRTRADE GOLD… and Jewellery
Author: Cristina Echavarría.
Sponsorship:   Project Engage, Association for Responsible Mining.
Year: 2007

Project Engage, is a project designed to promote cross-sector collaboration in the natural resource sector, is supporting efforts to promote dialogue on these issues in an effort to find and promote solutions. One such effort is a series of white papers and pod casts that allow various constituencies to openly explore important issues, challenge, opportunities and solutions. The purpose is to seek out differing voices and points-of-view in the hope that such an approach will increase understanding and create the opportunity to find solutions that actually work for all sectors. Authors will be selected for their unique position and perspective.  We will seek out mining company officials, jewellery retailers, trade association representatives, those leading NGO campaigns, community-voices, experts who have studied the development of certification systems, policy and technical experts, and others. PROJECT ENGAGE has an advisory team comprised of Stephen D'Esposito (EARTHWORKS), Peggy Jo Donahue (Jewellers of America) and Michael Rae (Council for Responsible Jewellery Practices).

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Briefing Note: Mining and Crisis in Zimbabwe.
Author: Richard Saunders.
Sponsorship:   Niza, Fatal Transactions Campaign and Netherlands Institute for Southern Africa.
Year: 2007

The deepening crisis in Zimbabwe’s mining sector has been brewing for several years. Initially the crisis was based in declining production efficiencies and investor wariness due to the country’s rapidly worsening economic climate. But the sector’s continuing deterioration has since been punctuated by political faction-fights over divested public and private assets, murky deals involving the takeover of mineral producers by quasi-state organisations and more recently, mounting allegations of corruption and smuggling in the diamond and gold sectors. The key factors in mining’s decline lie outside the sector, and have their origins in the security-driven restructuring of Zimbabwean politics and business in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The ensuing economic instability and growing political unpredictability deprived the potentially high-growth sector of the kind of investment needed to sustain and expand existing operations. In this dynamic, working people, rural communities and the poor – including many destitute communities dependent on mining operations – have been among the most profoundly and negatively affected.

For more information please contact: Fatal Transactions Campaign - Anneke Galama (Interim International Coordinator), anneke.galama@niza.nl or visit the webpage http://www.fataltransactions.org/.

See Document:
http://www.fataltransactions.org/docs/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20Mining%20and%20crisis%20in%20Zimbabwe.pdf


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All that Glitters: Gold Mining in Guyana
Author: International Human Rights Clinic of Harvard's Law School Program
Sponsorship:   Harvard Law School
Year: 2007

This report, prepared by the International Human Rights Clinic of Harvard's Law School Program, focuses on the impact of small and medium gold mining on Amerindian indigenous communities and analyzes the regulatory environment in which abuses of their human rights have been allowed to occur. The report shows that the Guyanese Government has failed to protect the rights of indigenous populations, and has stood back whilst mining has caused deforestation and mercury pollution, contributing to worsening public health in the region, including an increased incidence of malaria.

See Document:
http://www.law.harvard.edu/programs/hrp/documents/AllThatGlitters(FINAL).pdf

 


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Perspectives on Female Participation in Artisanal and Small Scale Mining: A Case Study of Birim North District of Ghana
Author: Natalia Yakovleva
Sponsorship:   The Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability & Society (BRASS), Cardiff University.
Year: 2006

This article critically examines the issue of growing female participation in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector, particularly within its informal segment, drawing upon experiences from Birim North District in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Although an estimated 50% of those employed in ASM are women, few researchers have investigated what roles women play in the sector, or how their participation contributes to rural development. The paper aims to examine the causes of female participation in the ASM sector and the impact of this type of employment on women’s income, health and families. An analysis of collected data suggests that there is a growing need for policies to address female employment in ASM and, more generally, rural employment. The analysis demonstrates the utility of gender mainstreaming in the small-scale mining formalisation process, as well as the need to promote other viable employment opportunities for the benefit of women residing in rural areas.

See Document:
http://www.brass.cf.ac.uk/uploads/WP35_Perspectivesonfemaleparticipation.pdf


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The Trend in Artisanal and Small Scale Mining Development in Papua New Guinea.
Author: Howard Lole
Sponsorship: Department of Mining - Papua New Guinea
Year: 2005

Artisanal and Small Scale Mining (ASM) in PNG is more than 100 years old. Participation, production, output and level of mechanization in the sector are influenced by changes in governance, commodity prices and legislation. The major constraints faced by miners include lack of technical expertise, finance and infrastructure necessary to support the sector. Shortage of manpower and inadequate funding from government are two major issues affecting effective administration and promotion of the sector.

See document:
http://www.psdn.org.ph/aple/paper_lole.pdf


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Review of Ongoing Artisanal Small-scale Mining Related Activities within the Latin American Region.
Author: Felix Hruschka
Sponsorship: CASM
Year: 2003

The report compiles and reviews ongoing project activities related to Artisanal Small - Scale Mining (ASM) in the Latin American region. The inventory of projects, intended as an input to the development of CASM funded activities in Latin America, is structured in a way to (a) provide information on what is being done in a specific country, (b) allow a raw correlation between supporting development agencies and types of projects, and (c) serve as a starting point for populating the “project database” of the CASM Website.

See document:
http://www.casmsite.org/Documents/Review_of_ASM_activities_in_LA.pdf


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Artisanal and Small-scale Mining in India.
Author: Mr S L Chakravorty
Sponsorship: MMSD project of IIED
Year: 2006

The most important aspect of Artisanal / Small-Scale Mining in India is absence of any nationally accepted criteria for identifying such mines and the Government is absolutely silent in this regard. As a result, no statistical data is collected; however, it won’t be unreasonable to speculate that in India the small and medium mines are responsible for over half (50%) the total non-fuel mineral and minor mineral production.

See document:
http://www.poptel.org.uk/iied/mmsd/mmsd_pdfs/asm_india.pdf


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Artisanal Mining: “An island of prosperity in a sea of poverty”.
Author: C. Anderson
Sponsorship: UNIDO
Year: 2003

The term ‘artisanal mining’ describes an informal and unregulated system of small-scale mining prevalent in many of the world’s poorest countries and communities. Artisanal miners do not make large profits; they strive to make sufficient money to support their immediate family. Many metals and minerals are mined using artisanal methods, but high value commodities such as precious metals and gemstones provide the greatest return.

See document:
http://www.greenkarat.com/about/miningtech/phyto_reclamation.pdf


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Collecting Data in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Communities: Measuring Progress towards more Sustainable Livelihoods.
Author: Marieke Heemskerk
Sponsorship: CASM
Year: 2005

This short note discusses methodological obstacles to the collection of microeconomic data in artisanal and small-scale mining communities. These data are difficult to come by. Incomes are variable; migrants may work far from home; miners often work informally and sometimes illegally; mining populations and communities are heterogeneous and transient; and miners have many reasons to distort information.  Users must pay to access the full document.

See document:
 http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1111%2Fj.1477-8947.2005.00114.x


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A Trail of Diamond (Photo Essay).
Photographs by: Kadir van Lohuizen
Sponsorship: Foreing Policy
Year: 2005

This