1294
CRAFT
direct participants
4
Groups of supported miners
Gold sold using CRAFT
Colombia
Coodmilla mining organization
(as of December 2019)
Honduras
Minas y Cuevas mining organization
(as of December 2019)
Highlighted stories of CRAFT in 2019
Nariño, Colombia: A small mining organization reduces risks and exports gold using CRAFT
In a project supported by ARM and funded by the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM), has applied the CRAFT code to mitigate risks and connect to formal markets
Santa Bárbara, Honduras – Miners from 7 communities team up for formal mining
The community mining company «Minas y Cuevas» is located in Macuelizo, Honduras, and it comprises 7 communities. Each community has a number of partners dedicated to different economic activities and, within these, it is possible to identify people who dedicate to mining activity.
Overall achievements as CRAFT standard in the market and international recognition
- Referenced by the OECD as a due diligence tool for artisanal and small-scale mining.
- Discussions on necessary changes have started with stakeholders from CRAFT technical committee and advisory group, identifying opportunities to extend the scope of CRAFT standard to other minerals such as 3T, gemstones and cobalt.
- Wide international recognition of the CRAFT standard as a useful and effective tool for working with miners in aspects of due diligence and reports on their current situation.
- Positioning of the CRAFT standard in the gold industry as it has been mentioned and included in other supply chain initiatives.
- Initial discussions for drafting CRAFT version 2.
- Online CRAFT course in English and Spanish.
General achievements in territories:
- 1010 participants received training in CRAFT and Due Diligence.
- In 2019, CRAFT was applied in different countries: Colombia, Honduras, Ghana, Philippines, Burkina Faso, being the tool to start the journey towards formalization. Furthermore, in some cases, CRAFT was also the passport to formal markets.
- CRAFT criteria have been tested to understand the required changes for adapting CRAFT to the current situation in mining territories.
- Our entry strategy into territories was reinforced in terms of due diligence as specific CRAFT criteria were incorporated to assess territorial risks and mining organizations.
- Thanks to a joint consultancy with the OECD, we served as ambassadors in Colombia on issues such as due diligence in gold supply chains, which allowed tak this concept to different areas of private companies and public and civil society organizations.
Challenges
CRAFT is intended to facilitate the due diligence process so that the industry gets more involved in the sector. Therefore, the commitment level of these actors is key to motivate miners to keep up their CRAFT route.
As CRAFT is a standard for assessing high risks, applications in certain territories were more complex than elsewhere. This is why concepts should be very clear and inquiries should be made at different levels.
As a tool that facilitates reports and context analysis for miners, CRAFT reports need to be simpler and more readable, while at the same time more reliable. In 2020, some activities are being done to improve this transparency process.
International allies
