Strictly speaking, “sustainable mining” doesn’t exist, because precious metals do not “grow back”. What does exist is responsible mining, enabling sustainable local development. Here you’ll find portraits of best-in-class mines and mining practices, improving the industry’s status quo.
Small-scale gold mining is rife with problems, from hazardous working conditions to human rights abuses, often associated with child labor.
At Fairever, it’s never just about selling gold. It’s about values – and about living up to the responsibility that comes with them.
INHORGENTA TRENDFACTORY 2024
In session 4 of our video podcast series Aufpoliert together with Klemens Link from Provenance Proof, we shed light on the options available to jewelry makers to ensure traceability and transparency.
In the third session of our video-podcast AUFPOLIERT, we took a deep dive into the origins of the groundbreaking ECOMINE project 🌎 by Ceylons | Munich, uncovering the fascinating story of how the idea for an ecologically sustainable sapphire mine was born.
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 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.
