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Karen Hayes
vice president
khayes@pactworld.org
Cristina Villegas
director
cvillegas@pactworld.org
Artisanal mining: A dangerous trade or a misrepresented industry?
August 22, 2019
A Q&A with Pact's Mines to Markets Director Cristina Villegas in Mine Australia.
Photo story: Safer prosperity
July 24, 2019
From Zimbabwe to Myanmar, Pact is partnering with small-scale gold miners to help them reduce their use of mercury to safely earn income they rely on.
Somos Tesoro in Colombia: We are Treasure
June 12, 2019
In Colombia, Pact's Somos Tesoro project is working to end child labor in gold and coal mining and improve health and safety conditions. Somos Tesoro means "We are Treasure." Because children are...
With women miners, Pact & partners build an ethical gemstone supply chain from the ground up
June 5, 2019
When the Gemological Institute of America approached Pact’s Cristina Villegas in 2016 about piloting a rough gemstone guide for miners, Villegas immediately knew where to start. As director of Pact’s...
In her own words: A former child miner in DRC makes a new start
May 28, 2019
Since 2003, Pact has worked to improve the lives of artisanal and small-scale miners through its Mines to Markets program. This includes efforts to end child labor in mining, from Colombia to the...
World Bank and Pact launch first ‘state of the sector’ report for artisanal and small-scale mining
April 24, 2019
Over 40 million people globally work in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)
10 million people living in 40 countries in sub-Saharan Africa are directly engaged in ASM
Accurate, reliable data on...
Reducing mercury’s risks among women miners in Zimbabwe
March 28, 2019
Women in Zimbabwe are slowly joining the mining sector, as it is among the best paying jobs where options are few. Pact provides training and education to women miners in Midlands and Matabeleland...
Photo story: Small can be life-changing
January 25, 2019
With Pact's support, small-scale gemstone miners in Tanzania are earning more and improving their families' futures.
Eurasian Resources Group to support Pact’s ‘Children Out of Mining’ program in the DRC
December 11, 2018
Eurasian Resources Group (“ERG” or “the Group”), a leading diversified natural resources group, is pleased to announce its support for “Children Out of Mining-Northern Kolwezi,” an initiative carried...
Responsible sourcing: Facing the challenge of artisanal and small-scale mining
November 15, 2018
Much of world's cobalt is dug by hand in the Democratic Republic of Congo by artisanal and small-scale miners. Pact works to make artisanal and small-scale mining safer, non-exploitative, formalized...
