Between legality and legitimacy: which is more important?

November 25, 2015 | Blog

For those of us who have been immersed in the world of small-scale mining for years, it is common to ask this question while trying to understand the historical, economic, ethnic, environmental and social contexts that affect the idiosyncrasies of our people and...

Take significant action for development: switch to new wedding rings!

September 10, 2015 | Blog

When you have a closer look at the environmental cost of gold extraction and balance it with its usefulness, you conclude that you would rather leave it in the earth’s crust and use recycled gold or an alternative metal when possible. Mining is essential to our lives....

An intercultural approach on ASM formalization

June 24, 2015 | Blog

Mining is part of the culture and way of life of many Afro-Colombian communities. Chapter V of Law 70/1993[1]of the National Constitution establishes that the Community Councils, as administrative bodies of the collective Afro-Colombian territories, have stewardship...