“As an organisation committed to the sustainable economic development of indigenous people in the mining areas, through the responsible and ethical utilisation of natural resources, CIBJO supports efforts designed to enable artisinal miners gain access to the legitimate precious metals and gemstone markets. Such efforts must be underpinned by transparent processes and procedures, and be

I reply to the Open Letter which Ethical Metalsmiths and Fair Jewelry Action sent to the Responsible Jewellery Council and the Alliance for Responsible Mining, which I received by email on Friday, 6th July, 2012.   In your letter, you cite concerns that the relationship between the Alliance for Responsible Mining and the Responsible Jewellery

RJC Recognition of Part A of the Fairtrade and Fairmined Standard for Artisanal and Small Scale Miners We have recently received concerns about the potential impacts of the recognition of the producer section of the Fairtrade and Fairmined standard (Part A) by the RJC’s Chain-of-Custody Standard and about the ARM and Fairtrade International partnership’s