Fairmined Credits Explained
Fairmined Credits let jewelry makers pay the Fairmined Premium to certified small-scale mines for gold they cannot buy as physical Fairmined Gold. Each credit stands
Florian Harkort
28. September 2026
Fairmined Gold comes from artisanal and small-scale mining organizations certified to the Fairmined Standard of the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM). We explain its criteria, the Fairmined Premium, Fairmined Silver and Fairmined Ecological Gold (processed without mercury or cyanide), how Fairmined differs from Fairtrade – and which claims jewelry made with Fairmined Gold can carry.
Fairmined Credits let jewelry makers pay the Fairmined Premium to certified small-scale mines for gold they cannot buy as physical Fairmined Gold. Each credit stands
Fairmined Ecological Gold is certified gold from small-scale mines that is recovered with gravity alone – without mercury or cyanide. In a sector that is
Fairmined Gold is gold from certified artisanal and small-scale mines, bought on fixed terms: at least 95 % of the London gold price, plus a
The Fairmined Gold Standard is the rulebook that artisanal and small-scale mining organizations follow to sell certified gold. It sets binding requirements on mercury, safety,
The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) is the Colombian nonprofit that created the Fairmined Standard and has worked with artisanal and small-scale gold miners for
High in Peru’s Andes, at around 4,700 meters, the miners of Oro Puno wash gold out of the gravel of ancient glaciers – with water
In the green hills of Huila, Colombia, coffee farmers go underground to mine gold – under the Fairmined Standard, every year since 2014. Their cooperative
Oro Verde, Spanish for “green gold,” was a community program of Afro-Colombian miners in the rainforest of Chocó, founded in 2000. They recovered gold and