Small scale mining in Chocó, Colombia is out of control

© Kike Arnal April 2012 The small-scale mining situation in Choco, Colombia is out of control. Prior consultation is much more than an uncomfortable routine requirement, as it is perceived from the heights of Bogota. Informal agreements delegitimize local communities...

Good results and high motivation at ARM´s workshop

Marzo 2012 From the 26 to the 29 of March 2012, ARM met with miners and support organizations from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru and other international actors from the iniciative in the workshop Red LAC – 2012 in Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia. The main...

Review of the Fairtade and Fairmined Standard

March 2012 The Alliance for Responsible Mining and The Fairtrade International Standards Unit are pleased to announce the commencement of a Review of Fairtade and Fairmined Standard for Gold and Associated Precious Metals. The project objectives are to review current...