CRAFT: a path towards responsible sourcing and progressive improvement in artisanal mining
The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) and RESOLVE have released a code to facilitate increased responsible sourcing from artisanal miners, while contributing to improved social and environmental performance of artisanal and small scale mining sector. September 18,...
First women miners’ gold sale as per the CRAFT Code: Passport to markets
A major milestone in Colombia and the world, which proves that access to the legal market under transparent conditions is possible in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) through the application of due diligence 1 with a developmental outlook. This breakthrough was...
What did we get out of Somos Tesoro?
“Before Somos Tesoro arrived, we had a very different life,” says Mercedes Cárdenas, the female leader of the Guantó vereda, in Gámeza, Boyacá. “Each one of us was doing her own thing. Today we are group; we are five women, and we created our community market garden,...