An example of female empowerment in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector After the women mineral selectors of Suárez (Cauca, Colombia) came together to reflect on their situation as subsistence miners, they agreed that they want their labor to be valued, that...
At the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM), we recognize the importance of providing a quality service and transparency in the certification processes for the Fairmined Standard. Therefore, we seek out firms that provide auditing and certification services as...
(La nouvelle en français suit plus bas) WHAT is CRAFT and its public consultation? The Code of Risk-mitigation for ASM engaging in Formal Trade (CRAFT), previously known as the Market Entry Standard, has been under development since the year 2017. Today,...
The intent of the Code is to provide the industry with a tool that facilitates purchasing gold from the artisanal and small-scale mining sector in compliance with the OECD Due Diligence Guide. Since mid last year, RESOLVE and the Alliance for Responsible Mining have...
(c) Fotografías ARM With these new certifications, Colombia reaches 5 mining organizations that produce Fairmined Responsible Gold and becomes the country with the most Fairmined certified mines in the world. We are pleased to announce that two new mining...
(c) Photographies: Maribel Marquez Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is not performed equally everywhere, and the differences depend on the knowledge held by the miners. The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) has conducted an investigation focused on...
