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European delegation from Samlerhuset visiting the mining cooperatives of Iquira and La Llanada
February 7, 2017 Colombian gold shone in 2016, upon the international stage but also in Colombia in the two Fairmined certified mines in the...
New Year, New Challenges: A Message from the Executive Director of ARM, Yves Bertran
February 4, 2017 The 2017 year will be marked by new challenges that ARM aims to overcome as part of its mission to improve the support...
Africa: Successful completion of PRECASEM and UNIDO projects
February 4, 2017 Since 2013 the Alliance for Responsible Mining has been committed to helping with the formalization of artisanal...
New Year, new success stories: two mining organizations obtain Fairmined Certification
23 de enero de 2017 2017 starts with ambitious projects and new success stories for the responsible artisanal and small-scale mining sector in...
The Nobel Peace Prize Medal Shines Bright With Colombian Fairmined Gold
@AFP/Samlerhuset December 10, 2016 The Nobel Peace Prize medal 2016, which was awarded to Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos today in...
Artisanal mining representative meeting with President Juan Manuel Santos
December 11, 2016 On December 11, the "Hope over Fear" exhibition took place in Oslo, as a follow-up of the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony...
The King’s Choice: the world’s first commemorative medal in Fairmined Gold
@Samlerhuset December 15, 2016 More than 130 businesses from 20 countries are already working with Fairmined Gold, which is...
Raising awareness on artisanal miners about security and self-care mining practices through farmer fairs
©ARM November 29, 2016 In the framework of the Somos Tesoro Initiative, The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) is supporting since...
New leadership and new challenges in the Alliance for Responsible Mining
©ARM November 16, 2016 In recent months, the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) has had the honour of publishing some great achievements,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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The project Somos Tesoro has been supporting the formalization of ASM in the department of Boyacá, in Colombia.
©ARM Septiember 7, 2016 The project Somos Tesoro has been supporting the formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in the...
$ 1 million US dollars in Fairmined Premium for the development of artisanal and small-scale miners.
©Nigel Wright August 12th of 2016 The Fairmined Initiative promotes an additional economic benefit that artisanal mining organizations receive for...
THE OLYMPIC LAUREL: A new trophy and beautiful symbol for the Olympics, made of Fairmined Gold.
©Merzatta August 12th of 2016 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has created a new trophy which will be presented at every opening...
The Fairmined initiative gains recognition in the jewelry industry in South America
©Sissai August 9th of 2016 Since 2014, more than 120 businesses from 20 countries already have joined the Fairmined Initiative to work with...
ARM’s consultancy work to strengthen the artisanal and small-scale mining sector
©ARM August 10th of 2016 In the last 2 years, The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) has decided to grow its portfolio services, offering its...
ARM and RJC strengthen collaboration to facilitate responsible jewellery supply chains
©LISE REMON 26 July 2016 The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) and the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) renew their Memorandum of...
Our annual report 2015!
©ARM July 14th, 2016 2015 was another exciting year for the Alliance for Responsible Mining, with new projects, products and innovative work streams...