Sustainable Development of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Indonesia

The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (1) improved environmental, health, and social practices adopted and implemented by men and women gold miners and service providers in targeted areas; (2) improved artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) policy and technical environment in targeted provinces; and (3) increased participation by private sector and civil society in a responsible and legal ASGM sector.

Results achieved as of (March 2020) include: (1) installed three mercury-free processing equipment tailored to each site’s conditions and are operational in Tatelu, Tobongon, North Sulawesi, Parenggean and Central Kalimantan; (2) an Artisanal and Small Gold Mining (ASGM) co-operative in Tatelu signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a legal gold buyer and concluded the sale of 0.5 kilograms of responsible gold; (3) the Provincial Regulations and the Standard Operating Procedure on ASGM were in place in North Sulawesi and Central Kalimantan to facilitate the formalization of ASGMs; (4) the provinces of North Sulawesi and Central Kalimantan launched the Governor Decree on Regional Action Plan on Mercury Reduction and Elimination through intensive project facilitation; (5) two co-operatives in Tatelu and Parenggean and a village-own enterprise (BUMDes) in Tobongan strengthened to manage the three mercury-free gold processing facilities sustainably; (6) three women co-operatives in three project areas were formally established and strengthened as a vehicle for women’s economic empowerment; (7) a Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Indonesian Commission for Children Protection to follow up on the project’s Child Labour Rapid Assessment and raise miners’ and parents’ awareness of children’s rights.