Who’s behind your gold? In this category we introduce the people, cooperatives and projects behind Fairtrade, Fairmined and SMO certified gold. Plus insights into small-scale mining, development work and tangible impact.
Fairever has been named the winner of the prestigious German Sustainability Award 2024. The jury thus honored Fairever’s mission to sustainably improve the living conditions of people in countries of the Global South.
In the heart of Colombia’s Cauca region lies Chede, a Fairmined certified gold mine.
The mining organization Iquira is located in the southwest of Colombia in the Department of Huila. In the middle of Colombia‘s coffee-growing areas, it is operated as a classic underground mine.
In session 2 of our video-podcast “Aufpoliert” we welcomed self-declared gold and precious stones activist Jan Spille.
In our first session of our new video-podcast “Aufpoliert” we have discussed the topics of sustainability in the jewelry industry, the problems of child labor and gender equality.
We are currently experiencing a period of high gold prices, with the metal reaching record highs in recent years.
The price of gold is high: Gigantic areas of tropical rainforest are being cleared, countless people are being displaced, toxic waste is being dumped into rivers and groundwater is being contaminated.
Oro Puno is located in the south of Peru in the province of Puno, about
4,700 meters above sea level. The area is characterized by cold and snowy weather with temperatures between -10 °C to + 10 °C.
Aidalid Vergara and her colleagues belong to the Asociacion Agrominera Unida por Mindalá (AGROMIN), a women’s cooperative in Colombia. They are so-called “barequeras” and wash gold from riverbeds – a hard job.
Ten mining cooperatives have joined forces under the umbrella organization. These include San Juan de Dios di Pam, Halcon de Oro, Municipal de Ananea, and the Minera Santiago de Ananea.
