A quick look at the World Gold Council’s draft standard consultation document on Conflict Free Chain of Custody for large-scale mined gold. Conflict free minerals are the talk of the town at the moment. Since the introduction of the Dodd Frank Bill in the USA; requiring all companies dealing in Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten and Gold

By Kathryn Bishop Most companies want to run ethically, maar de markt is een mijnenveld. De term ethische betekent verschillende dingen voor verschillende mensen; van het werken met een goed doel aan het terugdringen van de uitstoot van koolstof of in voorraad sieraden die ethische materialen gebruikt. De terminologie is lastig, en met zo veel opties, just working out whether you’re doing

by Mike Angenent Affecting ecological mercury free goldmining communities! Eco Andina, one of the projects that is working towards Jeweltree Certification on small scale gold mining, is located close to Jujuy in the Puna of Argentina. The area is known for its ecological and mercury free gold mining and just across the border there are