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...
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...
September 9, 2021 | Building Capacities, News
Together with the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF), the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) has carried out a multi-year project to analyze and address security and human rights challenges in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector in...
August 23, 2021 | Honduras Expansion, News
“Being a miner means a lot to me because my children’s health, education and family depend on it”, says Nery Marquez, a miner at the Honduran Minas y Cuevas mining organization. This mining organization is part of the “Honduras: Land of Shining Gold” project developed...