Link to the survey: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/595227/Fair-Trade-Gold-Interest-Survey Background Information About Fair Trade And The Fairtrade and Fairmined Label Ethical Metalsmiths and Fair Jewelry Action, are investigating the potential market interest in Fairtrade and Fairmined gold in the US market. Fairtrade and Fairmined certification for gold from artisanal and small scale mines is the result of a partnership

  Editorial Comment by Marc Choyt, FJA USA   Large scale mining corporations and small scale miners have historically clashed. Now, we learn from a press release that the RJC and ARM have signed an MOU to work collaboratively on Standards, Industry Outreach, and in Support of Artisan Mining.   This is excellent news and

Just  a quick post to update everyone on progress here in Kenya and our destination Fairtrade Gold project. Since the beginning of the year I have been working with Julius Opiyo and the Migori County Artisanal (MICA) miners COOP to begin the walk towards Fairtrade Fairmined certification. MICA have mad excellent progress this year, having