The Nobel Peace Prize medal 2016 awarded to Colombian president will be made of Fairmined Gold from two Colombian artisanal mining organizations
©Erik Five Gunnerud 27th October 2016 Nobel Peace Prize 2016 is a double win for Colombia. Not only will its president Juan Manuel Santos be awarded with the Prize, but the gold used for the medal will come from two Colombian artisanal and small-scale...
Exchange of experiences between Colombian and Peruvian miners
©Nigel Wright October 30th 2016 Within the scope of the project Somos Tesoro, the Alliance for Responsible Mining was able to invite, four Colombian miners from Antioquia and Boyacáto visit gold mines in Peru. The aim of the visit was to exchange...
The important role of the authorized suppliers in the Fairmined Gold value chain
©Lise Remon Octuber 25th 2016 Fairmined authorized Suppliers play a vital role in the Fairmined Initiative. They are the link between the certified artisanal mining organizations and the Fairmined Licensees, which are those companies that produce consumer products...
CECOMIP, the world’s first alluvial gold mining cooperative to obtain the Fairmined Certification
©ARM 13 de Septiembre de 2016 Recently the mining organization CECOMIP LTDA, situated in the district of Ananea in Puno, Peru, became the first alluvial gold mining organization worldwide to obtain Fairmined Certification. This achievement is evidence of CECOMIP’s....jpg)