Artisanal Gold Council Guyana Team Presents USDOS-funded Roadmap to Responsible Gold to Stakeholders
From March 11 – 16 2024, Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) Executive Director Roger Tissot visited Guyana to survey the implementation of the nonprofit’s US Department of State (USDOS) funded Roadmap to Rresponsible Gold project. During his time in Guyana, Mr. Tissot and AGC’s Guyana team, made up of Project Manager Vasquez Ramdas, Communications and Reporting […]
Artisanal Gold Council Reflections on PDAC 2024
The following are comments provided by Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) attendees to PDAC 2024. Roger Tissot, Executive Director I had the privilege once again of attending PDAC with the AGC team from Canada. Our focus was to reach as many potential donors, companies, suppliers, and other participants in the gold mining industry interested in supporting our mission […]
AGC celebrates first women certified in the CRAFT Code in Burkina Faso
Artisanal Gold Council, as part of its efforts to highlight the importance of our gender equity work and align ourselves with the principles of this year’s International Women’s Day theme Inspire Inclusion, is excited to highlight a historic first for AGC and Burkina Faso. AGC Burkina Faso Compliance and Gender Officer Eve Sanou, who is also […]
AGC highlights projects that ‘Inspire Inclusion’ on International Women’s Day 2024
Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) joins nonprofits in the global mercury reduction community in commemoration of International Women’s Day. 2024’s International Women’s Day theme is Inspire Inclusion. A key objective of AGC’s work is to promote gender equity in artisanal and small-scale gold mining projects throughout our project sites. Below, we showcase some of the advances our […]
Reflections on Minamata COP-5 – Abigail Ocate
Readers note: From October 31 to November 2, 2023, Artisanal Gold Council(AGC) staff from Canada, Burkina Faso, Mongolia, and The Philippines attended the Fifth Annual Conference of the Parties to the Minimata Convention. Below is part 4 of 4 in a series of reflections from the conference. Abigail Ocate is the National Project Manager for […]
Reflections on Minamata COP-5 – Khishgee Dondov
Readers note: From October 31 to November 2, 2023, Artisanal Gold Council(AGC) staff from Canada, Burkina Faso, Mongolia, and The Philippines attended the Fifth Annual Conference of the Parties to the Minimata Convention. Below is part 3 of 4 in a series of reflections from the conference. Khishgee Dondov is the Field Coordinator and Community […]
Reflections on Minamata COP-5 – Saidou Kabre
Readers note: From October 31 to November 2, 2023, Artisanal Gold Council staff from Canada, Burkina Faso, Mongolia, and The Philippines attended the Fifth Annual Conference of the Parties to the Minimata Convention. Below is part 2 of 4 in a series of reflections from the conference. Saidou Kabre is the National Project Manager for […]
Navigating the Role of Artisanal Gold Mining in the Energy Transition Era
Introduction Why would the Executive Director of a charitable non-governmental organization dedicated to improving artisanal gold mining in developing countries engage with a gathering of executives from the energy, renewables, and fossil fuel industries? In addition to my longstanding friendships with those who invited me and my prior experience in the petroleum and energy sectors, […]
Two industries at a crossroad
The following is a snippet of an article from CIMMagazine entitled Two industries at a crossroads. You can read the full article here. The Victoria, B.C.-based Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) is working to provide training to ASM miners and develop responsible supply chains, with four active programs in Mongolia, the Philippines, Burkina Faso and Guyana. Its Burkina […]
Dr. Kevin Telmer Ph.D. to Transition from Current Role at the Artisanal Gold Council
VICTORIA, BC – Artisanal Gold Council (AGC) Executive Director Roger Tissot issues the following statement regarding the announcement that Dr. Kevin Telmer Ph.D. will be moving on from the organization: “Today, I would like to share an important announcement regarding the departure of a cherished member of our AGC family. Dr. Kevin Telmer Ph.D., our […]