(La nouvelle en français suit plus bas) WHAT is CRAFT and its public consultation? The Code of Risk-mitigation for ASM engaging in Formal Trade (CRAFT), previously known as the Market Entry Standard, has been under development since the year 2017. Today,...
The intent of the Code is to provide the industry with a tool that facilitates purchasing gold from the artisanal and small-scale mining sector in compliance with the OECD Due Diligence Guide. Since mid last year, RESOLVE and the Alliance for Responsible Mining have...
(c) Fotografías ARM With these new certifications, Colombia reaches 5 mining organizations that produce Fairmined Responsible Gold and becomes the country with the most Fairmined certified mines in the world. We are pleased to announce that two new mining...
(c) Photographies: Maribel Marquez Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is not performed equally everywhere, and the differences depend on the knowledge held by the miners. The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) has conducted an investigation focused on...
A territorial approach allows us to better visualize our development in new countries. As usual at the beginning of a new year, at ARM we reflect on our performance of the last year and commit ourselves to further improve our practices the coming year. This year an...
