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EARTHWORKS Comments on ARM/FLO Small-scale Gold Mining Fairtrade Standards
9/4/2009 EARTHWORKS comments on the standards of the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) and Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) for Fairtrade and Fairmined gold from Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM).
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Community VoicesCuster National Forest, MT"Rancher Not Informed about Mineral Leasing" is Jeanie Alderson's story about what it means when the federal government owns the minerals below private land - mainly, that surface owners have little or no input into the leasing process or decisions that will greatly affect their lives and livelihoods. NewsBehind Gold's Glitter: Torn Lands and Pointed QuestionsThere has always been an element of madness to gold's allure. Golden Gamble in Grass Valley: A Legacy of RiskAt the Idaho-Maryland Mine, up to four tons of ore would have to be processed to produce one ounce of gold. But the steps taken to scrape together that ounce pose what scientists call two of the mining industry's biggest environmental risks: cyanide contamination and acid mine drainage. A High Regard for the EarthDavid Maisel's Aerial Photos Re-Survey the Boundaries Between Ugly and Beautiful PublicationsCivil Society Letter to the Responsible Jewellery CouncilPredicting Water Quality Problems at Hardrock Mines -- an EARTHWORKS white paperA Failure of Science, Oversight, and Good Practice |