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Public consultation open for the CRAFT Code
(La nouvelle en français suit plus bas) WHAT is CRAFT and its public consultation? The Code of Risk-mitigation for ASM engaging in Formal...
Consultation period approaching for the CRAFT
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...
Colombia has two new artisanal mines producing responsible Fairmined gold
(c) Fotografías ARM With these new certifications, Colombia reaches 5 mining organizations that produce Fairmined Responsible Gold and becomes the...
Consultancy on best and worst mining practices in Colombian forests
(c) Photographies: Maribel Marquez Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is not performed equally everywhere, and the differences depend on the...
“Our objective is to build a permanent presence in the territories”
A territorial approach allows us to better visualize our development in new countries. As usual at the beginning of a new year, at ARM we reflect on...
Roundtables on mining and transparency held in Medellín
Opportunities were provided for discussion and exchange among diverse actors in the small-scale and artisanal mining sector in Colombia and Peru...
Kickoff of the project Laboratories of Responsible ASM: From dialogue to action
It will contribute to the empowerment of rural communities engaging in artisanal and small-scale mining activities in Colombia and Peru. In November...
Innovation contest for miners and their communities
As part of the Somos Tesoro project, artisanal and small-scale miners implement four projects for sustainable local development. Since mid-2016 and...
Project launch: “A model of responsible artisanal and small-scale mining in Honduras”
(c) ARM The year-long project "A model of responsible artisanal and small-scale mining in Honduras" is now underway, being implemented by the...
Queensland University publishes an academic report that emphasizes the positive collaboration between RJC and ARM
The collaboration between the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) and the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has been evaluated in the case study...
Presentation and handing-over of the Security and Health Management guide to the coal miners of Boyacá
Within the framework of the Somos Tesoro project, the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) and the Ministry of Labour presented the guide for the...
Towards the reduction and elimination of mercury use in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector
Creating and upscaling an enabling environment towards the reduction and elimination of mercury use in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector...
Responsible mining unites miners from Latin America
Artisanal and small-scale miners from Bolivia, Colombia, Honduras and Peru meet to share experiences on their way towards responsible mining...
The Practical Guide for the formalization of small scale mining in Colombia has arrived!
Envigado, April 28 For those small miners on the way to formalization, the Alliance for Responsible Mining -ARM- is releasing this month the...
ARM recognised with the Chopard Green Carpet Collection (GCC) Award
Caroline Scheufele presents “The Chopard GCC Award for Commitment to Sustainability and Social Justice” to Yves Bertran Alvarez, Executive Director...
New Success for Peruvian Responsible Mining: MACDESA becomes a Fairmined Certified Organization
@ARM - Kike Arnal Envigado, May 10 We have the pleasure of sharing with you a new Fairmined Certification in Peru: the Minera...
Alliance for Responsible Mining and Resolve developing standard to help more artisanal gold miners access global markets
@Ronald de Hommel - Kani Camara Envigado, May 2 An estimated 20 million people in the developing world make their living through artisanal...
And the Winner of the Fairmined Campaign is… JEM! – Jewellery Ethically Minded –
Envigado, April 11 In February 2017, the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) launched the first Fairmined social media Campaign, inviting...
Yani R.L. – the second Bolivian cooperative that achieves Fairmined Certification
March 23, 2017 This cooperative from La Paz is proud to be the second one in the country to obtain Fairmined Certification, a certification...
ARM and RJC reducing burden of audits
Envigado, March 7 Responsible sourcing and transparency in supply chains are increasingly important issues for businesses in the...