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Financial modeling tool applied on artisanal gold mining is released

March 6, 2022 | News

Models allow users to integrate fiscal regimes of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras and Peru, for comparative purposes. Additionally, they include estimation on external factors such as social and environmental, and enable a proper determination for an optimal...

The second cycle of intercultural dialogue in the mining context begins

February 7, 2022 | News

The Second Cycle of Intercultural Dialogue in the Mining Context, a space to analyze and discuss the current situation and challenges related to mining in territories inhabited by ethnic groups in Colombia, will be held from February 1 to March 1. Hosted in 2021 by...

52 groups of artisanal miners from Choco exported 33 kilos of gold to Switzerland within the framework of Golden Roots Project

February 4, 2022 | News, Raíces Doradas

This milestone was accomplished thanks to the pilot implementation of the Harmonized Due Diligence Tool, which integrates the CRAFT Code and the C.I. Anexpo commercialization model. This export brings an advance in the access to formal, international supply chains for...

Experiences on the elimination of child labor shared by leaders from Antioquia and South of Bolivar

December 16, 2021 | News

Several leaders of civil society organizations from the municipalities of Zaragoza, El Bagre in Antioquia, and San Martín and Barranco de Loba in the South of Bolivar joined the Solidarity Network Meeting in November 2021 as part of the Pilares Project led by Pact in...

Due Diligence Training for Small-Scale Miners in Honduras

November 29, 2021 | Honduras Expansion, News

The new EU Conflict Minerals regulation was enforced in 2021, intending to get gold, tungsten, tin, and tantalum supplies only from responsible sources for importers. This year, in October, artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) in Honduras were trained on due...

ASM Due Diligence Certificate Course Finishes in Chocó

November 18, 2021 | Due Diligence Guidance, News, Raíces Doradas

At the beginning of November, with a dialogue of knowledge, the closure of the Certificate Course on ASM Due Diligence, Environmental Governance, Gender Equity, and Peacebuilding took place, as part of the “Raices Doradas” Project in Chocó. Experiences...