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Innovation-driven solutions for artisanal and small-scale gold mining that are better for miners, communities, and the environment
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A patented natural filtration system which is designed to remove contaminants such as heavy metals, organic, inorganic and biological compounds from various types of effluent water.
A chemically-selective membrane material to replace mercury in the gold mining process and decontaminate ASGM tailings.
A tool to automate and digitize the collection, analysis and measurement of compliance and indicators of risk management and good practices of ASM using international standards such as CRAFT and Fairmined.
A software to automatically identify artisanal and small-scale gold mining sites on satellite imagery (Sentinel-2) based on a large training data set and machine learning algorithms (U-Net)
A mobile-based technology solution to help pursue and monitor social, environmental and human rights hotspots and create more cost-effective and miner-centric monitoring systems.
A mercury capture system to remove dangerous elemental mercury vapor from the air that is emitted during the amalgam burning process.
Picoyune makes next generation mercury monitors with the best available portability, selectivity, and sensitivity.
An open mapping platform that uses publicly available SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite imagery in combination with other data sources for detecting mining affected lands in tropical forests.
A digital marketplace connecting ASM stakeholders to interact and transact safely, encouraging sustainable mining practices and utilizing generated data.
A toxin-free gold mining system that is particularly well-suited for the world’s poorest miners.
Smartphone-based reporting tools to facilitate an inclusive grievance system for local communities, and systematic documentation of safeguards, compliance, & illegalities in the artisanal mining supply chain.
A system using an ecologically-safe liquid medium to replace mercury with non-toxic products to capture gold
A packaged, scalable business solution that offers affordable, rechargeable batteries and headlamps, renewable energy sources, and e-waste recycling to reduce the costs and environmental impact of ASM operations
A bioferment using native microorganisms to provide bioremediation effects for waste products and water from mining.
A digital, economic valuation tool that allows users to calculate the social and environmental impact of illegal gold mining in the Amazon, in order to improve decision-making, and establish changes and/or improvements in the regulatory framework around this activity.
A novel approach to restoring degraded ASM sites in Amazonia using native bamboos through vegetative and in vitro techniques.
A platform to allow users registered in the Special Registry of Gold Traders and Processors of Peru - RECPO to do an online registration of the sale and/or processing of gold from its suppliers and know the destination of the product.
A model to support ASM producers and an association of women mineral selectors in being part of a blockchain traceability system, with the aim of motivating them to continue improving their standards, increase their production, and replicate the model with other organizations.