Update 5: Impacts of COVID-19 on ASM: Insights from the ground

New Resources Available on COVID-19's impact on the Artisanal Mining Sector:

• PlanetGold, Monitoring the Impacts of COVID-19 on Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining
• Levin Sources, ASM, Responsible Sourcing and COVID-19- An Initial Analysis
• Artisanal Gold Council, Impacts of COVID-19 on ASGM communities (Updated April 2)
  
• Reuters, Subsistence Miners lose out as coronavirus crushes local gold prices
• Mining Review, Renewed focus on formalization of artisanal mining sector
• Minerals, Materials and Society Webinar, Securing Supply Chains in Times of Crisis
  • Special three-hour training webinar on lessons from the COVID-19 crisis. Webinar will be led by Professor Saleem H. Ali. Discounted rate! Proceeds will support scholarships for students in need.
    Friday, May 1, 9 a.m. - noon (U.S. Eastern Daylight Time)
  • To register for the webinar, please contact Patricia Syvrud, MMS Program Manager at [email protected].