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Africa’s Opportunity within the European Green Deal

In this article, we reflect on how Africa, as global demand for its critical minerals soars, has an opportunity to reshape its mining landscape and foster local processing and value addition. Amidst challenges, including geopolitical shifts and environmental concerns, the continent navigates a path toward sustainable development, leveraging its vast mineral resources to redefine its role in the global supply chain and emerge as a leader in the energy transition.

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  • Groundbreaking Report on Gender Equality in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

    Groundbreaking Report on Gender Equality in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

    MutConsult is proud to have collaborated with Pact and the World Bank to contribute to the 2023 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) Sector report. This landmark report highlights the pressing need for gender equality within ASM, a sector where women represent approximately 30% of the global ASM workforce, with an estimated 13.4

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  • Gold Mining Tailings Management and Reprocessing Governance: Global trends

    Gold Mining Tailings Management and Reprocessing Governance: Global trends

    Our recent research, in collaboration with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and Intergovernmental Forum on Mining (IGF), highlights the critical importance of managing tailings in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). ASGM is responsible for up to 20% of the world’s gold supply, employing over 20 million people globally, particularly in Africa, Asia,

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  • The World Bank’s Framework for Sustainable and Inclusive Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

    The World Bank’s Framework for Sustainable and Inclusive Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

    MutConsult is proud to have contributed to the recently published World Bank report, Achieving Sustainable and Inclusive Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM). This comprehensive framework outlines critical interventions that support the formalization and professionalization of the ASM sector, addressing key challenges such as access to finance, regulatory reforms, and environmental stewardship. The release of this

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  • Reflections on the AEHPMP Regional Meeting in Ghana: Mercury-Free Technology and Circular Economy Solutions

    Reflections on the AEHPMP Regional Meeting in Ghana: Mercury-Free Technology and Circular Economy Solutions

    MutConsult had the pleasure of presenting at the World Bank’s African Regional Meeting on Mercury Pollution in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining, hosted by the Environmental Health and Pollution Management Program (AEHPMP). This significant gathering brought together experts and stakeholders from across Africa to address the challenges posed by mercury pollution in the artisanal and

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  • ASGM tailings management and reprocessing governance

    ASGM tailings management and reprocessing governance

    MutConsult was present in Geneva at the 19th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF). About this year’s meetingIn the midst of a worldwide upswing in the need for minerals crucial to the energy transition, the gathering centered on the extraordinary chance to reevaluate how the

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  • The implications of climate change for artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in the SADC region: The case of gold in Tanzania

    The implications of climate change for artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in the SADC region: The case of gold in Tanzania

    Full-text from the report can be found at the bottom of this introduction and on the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung website. In our empirical exploration, a collaborative venture with the esteemed Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, we delve into the intricate nexus between climate dynamics and artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in the SADC region, with a particular focus on Tanzania’s gold

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  • Africa’s Opportunity within the European Green Deal

    Africa’s Opportunity within the European Green Deal

    We believe that the EU’s Green Deal presents a tremendous opportunity to rapidly improve Africa’s infrastructure, local value chains and chart a path to truly sustainable development.

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  • What is Needed to Unlock Financing for Sustainable Practices in Small-Scale Mining?

    What is Needed to Unlock Financing for Sustainable Practices in Small-Scale Mining?

    Crafting a Path to Financial Inclusion for Artisanal and Small-scale Miners in Liberia At MutConsult, we believe in the power of knowledge and networks to drive transformative change. Our recent collaboration with the Liberian Government and the African Development Bank exemplifies this commitment, as we embarked on a journey to create a groundbreaking Financial Inclusion

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  • How Should Governments Consider Gender in National Strategies for Chemicals Management?

    How Should Governments Consider Gender in National Strategies for Chemicals Management?

    We worked with the United Nations Environment Programme to develop guidance for gender mainstreaming in the development of artisanal and small-scale gold mining National Action Plans

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  • Part 2: Chinese Solar – made in Germany

    Part 2: Chinese Solar – made in Germany

    This article is the second in a two-part series explaining the declining cost of solar. This time, we dig into Germany’s renewable energy ambitions and how they fuelled the growth of Chinese solar manufacturing and ultimately the cost of PV. The growth of photovoltaic solar in China From a nascent industry in the 1990s to a $91bn dollar sector

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  • Explaining the declining cost of solar. Part 1: Why learning curves don’t explain much

    Explaining the declining cost of solar. Part 1: Why learning curves don’t explain much

    You’ve heard it in the news. You’ve seen it in your feeds. The cost of solar is declining, rapidly. This is the first of two articles that will help readers understand the declining cost of solar. In this first post we cover learning curves and engineering assessments; these are the two major methods used explain

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