Together with the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF), the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) has carried out a multi-year project to analyze and address security and human rights challenges in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector in...
“Being a miner means a lot to me because my children’s health, education and family depend on it”, says Nery Marquez, a miner at the Honduran Minas y Cuevas mining organization. This mining organization is part of the “Honduras: Land of Shining Gold” project developed...
The Alliance for Responsible Mining participated in the design of the Project “Global Opportunities for Long-term Development of Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining in Bolivia,” lead by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and will be...
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has awarded a $50,000 grant to Mercury Free Mining (MFM) and the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) to focus on mitigating mercury use in artisanal gold mining in Ananea, Peru. The grant provides funding to evaluate...
Building an information management system for artisanal and small-scale miners and program implementers to facilitate continuous improvement, document the impact of ASM operations, and validate their alignment with the CRAFT Code and/or Fairmined Standard. The system...
Since last March, the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) continues the development of the Mercury Phase-Out Project in Guianas (Guiana, Suriname and French Guiana). The initiative, implemented in alliance with the Institut de recherche pour le développement...
