Update 17- Impacts of COVID-19 on ASM: Insights from the ground

New Analysis, Articles and Events available on COVID-19's impact on the Artisanal Mining Sector:

• USAID Artisanal Mining and Property Rights (AMPR) project (Central African Republic): Mobilizing to address COVID-19 in vulnerable diamond and gold mining communities
• Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association: COVID-19 response: Striking a balance – towards a bigger, better, stronger future, Call for consultancy: Analysis of COVID- 19 and gender impacts on mining communities , Webinar: Post Covid-19 :The Artisanal and Small Scale (ASM) we envisage” , Jun 12, 2020 04:00 PM Harare
• Artisanal Gold Council: US Gold Trade in the Time of Covid: Churning and Turning in the Widening Gyre, Gabon: Covid lockdown boosts gold sales, Kilos of gold and no place to sell: Gabon and the impassible barrier of OECD Due Diligence, Swiss Gold Trade During the Pandemic – Double the Trade, Half the Customers,
• Born2Invest: Gold mining news: Peru prioritizes gold mining in COVID-19 lockdown ease and Inca One Gold is positioned to benefit
• Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner: The Effect Of Covid-19 On Women In Artisanal Mining
• Politico SL: How COVID-19 preventative measures are affecting artisanal mining in eastern Sierra Leone