Fair Due Diligence for ASM: How can companies mitigate their ESG risks without excluding mining communities that need support to comply with standards?
Carbon Footprint in Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM)
Written by: Jairo Cárdenas – Manager of Sustainability at ARM. Climate change represents one of the most urgent challenges that humanity faces. With the increasingly clear scientific evidence about the rise in global temperatures and extreme climate events each...
The Challenges of Small-Scale Tin Mining in Bolivia, Peru, and Brazil
By: Víctor Hugo Pachas, Andean Region Manager October 18th, 2023 Since our early days in school, we have heard about the Bronze Age, a period characterized by significant advancements in metallurgy throughout human history. Bronze, a blend of copper and tin,...
Deep dive on cooperative support – case studies from Inhambane, Tete and Zambezia in Mozambique
“In the province of Tete, the project brought in changes to the ways the miners work, helped introduce new techniques and supported the cooperative in improving occupational health.” The initiative Amilton Cesar, Formalisation officer for the province of Tete, is...