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Between the Legal and the Legitimate: How to Engage Ethically with Informal Small-Scale Mining
By: Dayron Monroy, Head of Standards and Certifications In programmes supporting artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), there is an ongoing debate...
LAUNCH OF THE MICA CRAFT CODE: A STEP FORWARD FOR RESPONSIBLE MICA SOURCING
The Responsible Mica Initiative (RMI), in collaboration with the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM), launched the Mica CRAFT Code, a...
How You Can Drive Change in Mining: 5 Ways to Support ARM’s Work
Written by: Lucie LópezDid you know that around 200 million people depend on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) for their livelihoods? The...
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Assisting miners on the ground
We support groups of miners on their path towards sustainability, prioritizing the continuity of projects in territories.
Standards and Certification systems
We develop and implement sustainability standards tailored to the realities of the sector.
Responsible gold supply chains and market development
We facilitate efficient and responsible supply chains from artisanal and small-scale mining.
Governance for sustainable artisanal and small-scale mining
We foster the positioning of responsible artisanal and small-scale mining as a legitimate actor and promote bottom-up decision-making.
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ARM has participated in formalization and improvement initiatives in artisanal and small-scale mining in 15 countries in Latin America and Africa.
More than 150 mining organizations have received our support. Currently, 8 of them count with the Fairmined Certification.
1,530,000 USD of Fairmined Premium has been paid to certified mining organizations to invest in their development and community projects.