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Karen Hayes
vice president, mines to markets
khayes@pactworld.org
Cristina Villegas
director, mines to markets
cvillegas@pactworld.org
Harnessing artisanal and small-scale mining to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals
September 14, 2020
It makes intuitive sense that artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) – low-tech, labor-intensive mineral processing and extraction – cuts across the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Neglected artisanal miners are proven critical for the attainment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
September 9, 2020
Even in its informal state, ASM makes positive contributions to almost all of the SDGs, but also has negative impacts on most of them.
Depending on the way it is approached, formalization can help...
ITSCI: A decade of success
September 1, 2020
Pact is proud to be the lead on-the-ground implementer of the ITSCI system. This article was originally published in the July 2020 issue of the Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center Bulletin,...
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, meet three young people leaving child mining behind
August 10, 2020
Child labor in mining has long been categorized as one of the worst forms of child labor by the International Labour Organization. It is arduous work that exposes children to significant health and...
Mining Review Africa podcast: Women in mining
August 3, 2020
Pact's Stephanie Shumsky discusses women in mining and Pact's Mines to Markets program, which improves the lives of small-scale miners around the globe.
As Covid-19 underscores the vulnerability of artisanal miners, Pact and partners gather data for solutions
June 26, 2020
There is no question that Covid-19 is taking a significant economic toll across the developing world. The pandemic is now expected to push 71 million additional people into extreme poverty (those...
Update on Mutoshi Pilot Project
June 22, 2020
In response to the threat of Covid-19 and with a view to safeguarding the health of workers onsite and their surrounding communities, operations at the Mutoshi Pilot Project were suspended in March...
Photo story: Stitching a brighter future
June 12, 2020
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Pact and its partners are finding sustainable solutions to stop child labor in mining, including for Laetitia Kawanga.
Pact joins call for immediate action for artisanal mining communities during Covid-19 crisis
May 15, 2020
This week, Pact joined more than 70 civil society organizations and community-based associations in calling for immediate and concerted action from governments, financing institutions, international...
World Day for Health & Safety at Work: How conditions are steadily improving for miners, including at one DRC cobalt site
April 27, 2020
Mining provides a livelihood for millions of men and women around the world, many of whom have few other options for supporting their families. Pact’s Mines to Markets program uses an integrated,...