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Gold and associated precious metals

This standard applies to artisanal and small-scale mining organisations (ASMOs) in the countries in the defined geographical scope, and to traders buying and selling precious metals produced by ASMOs.

Objectives of this Standard

The Fairtrade Standard for Gold aims to create opportunities for artisanal and small-scale miners and their communities, by promoting the formalisation of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector through establishing membership-based artisanal and small-scale mining organisations (ASMO).

The objectives are to improve working conditions for miners and to strengthen mining organisations and their capacity to lobby for a range of improvements and benefits.

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This version is valid for all certified artisanal and small-scale mining organisations as of 16 April 2015. It supersedes all previous versions.

Supporting documents

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