ASGM Mercury Reduction Declaration – sign the petition!

ASGM Mercury Reduction Declaration – sign the petition!

EN FRANÇAIS – INVITATION À SOUTENIR LA DÉCLARATION SUR LE MERCURE DANS L’ARTISANAT MINIER  January 2011 ASGM MERCURY REDUCTION DECLARATION – ARM invites ASM miners to sign the petition. As a part of the consultation process to an...
Protest at Anglo American´s Alaskan quest

Protest at Anglo American´s Alaskan quest

November 2010    Protest at Anglo’s Alaskan quest Top jewellers are refusing to use gold from a proposed mine because it threatens a major fishing ground From “The Independent” Fifty jewellers with billions of pounds in sales and stores...
Africa – OECD standards taken up in fight against conflict minerals

Africa – OECD standards taken up in fight against conflict minerals

  October 2010  Africa – OECD standards taken up in fight against conflict minerals Efforts to end trade in conflict minerals advanced last week when 11 African countries endorsed an OECD system for the responsible sourcing of minerals. Mining...
ICMM releases a Guide on mining and Indigenous Peoples

ICMM releases a Guide on mining and Indigenous Peoples

  October 2010 International Council on Mining and Metals has released Good Practice Guide: Indigenous Peoples and Mining to help members and other mining companies navigate through the complexities associated with mining near indigenous...