Reference Projects

as per 01.02.2022:

Start	End	Project	Function	Client / Partner or Contractor	Country (main)	Countries (other)	Type	Issues	Commodity
2022	2022	Planning of GOLD+ child projects in Nicaragua and Mali	Advisor	UNIDO	Nicaragua	Mali	planning, advisory	technology, environment, mercury, ASM	gold
2021	2022	MAGTAP: Implementation Plan of Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) Strategy	Team member	World Bank / Levin Sources, ARM	Mozambique		advisory, implementation, training	technology, ASM	any
2021	2021	Capacity Development in the Minerals Resources Sector of Mongolia II	Consultant	BGR	Mongolia		planning, evaluation	economy, social, IT, capacity building	any
2021	2021	Planning of GOLD+ child projects in Bolivia, Ghana and Nigeria	Advisor	UNIDO	Bolivia	Ghana, Nigeria	planning, advisory	technology, environment, mercury, ASM	gold
2020	2021	Developing Forest-Smart Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) Standards	Team leader	Levin Sources, ARM and FFI on behalf of World Bank	Ghana	Liberia, Colombia, Peru	planning, study	technology, environment, ASM	any
2020	2022	The case for Jewelry Manufacturing and its Impact on Value Addition, Job Creation, and the Economic Empowerment of Women	Team leader	AfDB	Zimbabwe	Guinea, Sierra Leone	planning, study	technology, supply chain, ASM	precious stones
2019		Regional Project - Support for a Regional Certification Mechanism (ICGLR)	Consultant	BGR	Burundi	Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda	planning, evaluation	technology, legal, policy, supply chain	gold, 3T
2019		Concept Paper for a project on “Technical Up-grading of the Nigerian ASM Sector"	Consultant	UNIDO	Nigeria		planning	technology, ASM	gold, industrial minerals
2019	2020	The CRAFT Code - version 2.0	Team member	ARM in partnership with RESOLVE. funded by EPRM	Colombia	Global	advisory, implementation, study	policy, supply chain, ASM	gold, precious stones, 3T, cobalt
2018		Assessment of potential technical solution to address combined lead/mercury contamination	Consultant	UNIDO	Nigeria		advisory	technology, mercury, safety, ASM	gold
2018		Sustainable Development of the Mining Sector in Myanmar	Consultant	BGR	Myanmar	Germany	planning, evaluation	environment, safety, social	any
2017		Training on organization of ASM, certification schemes for gold, and implications for reducing mercury emissions	Consultant	UNIDO	United Nations Organization		training	technology, mercury, supply chain, ASM	gold
2017	2018	TransMAPE (Educación para la transformación de la minería artesanal y en pequeña escala (MAPE) aurífera)	Advisor	ARM, CIRDI	Ecuador	(desk based)	advisory, study	technology, supply chain, capacity building, ASM	gold
2017	2018	Development of the CRAFT Code (component of CAPAZ - the passport to Markets Programme)	Team member	ARM in partnership with RESOLVE. funded by EPRM	Colombia	Global	advisory, implementation, study	policy, supply chain, ASM	gold
2017	2030	ASM Knowledge Platform artisanalmining.org	Team leader	none, self funded			implementation	capacity building, ASM	any
2016	2017	Understanding the economic contribution of Small-scale Mining in East Africa	Team member	DFID / ARM, Pact	Kenya	Uganda, Rwanda	study	economy, social, ASM	any
2016		Scoping Study on the Potential to Develop Analytical Tools to Constrain the Origin of Gold from Conflict-affected and High-Risk Areas	Team leader	BGR / MUL		Germany	study	technology, supply chain, ASM	gold
2016		Support for Sustainable Development of the Mining Sector II - Project Progress Review	Consultant	BGR	Laos	Germany	planning, evaluation	environment, safety, legal	any
2015	2016	Environmental Capacity Building Program I and II - Final Technical Evaluation and Project Completion Report	Team member	IADB	Guyana		evaluation	environment, policy	gold, precious stones
2015		ASGM and technical aspects of reducing/eliminating mercury emissions	Consultant	UNIDO	United Nations Organization		training	technology, environment, mercury, ASM	gold
2015		ASM Formalization Index	Consultant	IADB / ARM	Colombia		study	legal, IT, ASM	any
2015		SAM (Sustainable Artisanal Mining) Project - Backstopping	Advisor	SDC	Mongolia	Switzerland	advisory, delegation	legal, policy, supply chain, capacity building, ASM	gold, industrial minerals, coal
2015		Elaboration d’ un document stratégique sur les Exploitations artisanales et à Petites Échelles	Team member	World Bank, Promines / Estelle Levin Ltd., Pact, IPIS		Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mongolia, Philippines, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru	study	legal, policy, ASM	gold, precious stones
2015	2016	Support of Strengthening the Formalization of the ASM and Gemstone Sector	Team member	World Bank, SDNRP / GIZ	Afghanistan	Germany	advisory, training	technology, legal, policy, supply chain, ASM	precious stones
2014		Diálogos de Oro en Perú	Consultant	ARM	Peru		implementation	legal, policy, ASM	gold
2014	2016	Improving the Business Environment: Reform of Northern Coal Enterprise	Team member	World Bank, SDNRP / UNICON International	Afghanistan	United_Kingdom	advisory, study	technology, environment, safety, IT	coal
2014		Programmatic Policy Based Loan „Strengthening of the Environment Sector II“	Team member	IABD	Guyana		evaluation	environment, policy	gold
2014		Evaluation of the project Environmental Protection in Mining.	Team leader	BGR	Mongolia	Germany	evaluation	technology, environment	any
2014		SAM (Sustainable Artisanal Mining) Project - Planning Phase III	Team leader	SDC	Mongolia	Switzerland	planning	technology, environment, mercury, safety, economy, social, legal, policy, supply chain, capacity building, ASM	gold, industrial minerals, coal
2013	2014	SDNRP 2 - CBAGS II	Team member	World Bank, SDNRP / GIZ, Projekt-Consult	Afghanistan	Germany	implementation, training	IT, capacity building	any
2013		Situational analysis of ASM in selected areas of Ecuador	Team member	ELL	Ecuador	United_Kingdom	study	technology, social, legal, ASM	gold
2013		scientific cooperation between Mongolia and Austria in the field of mining engineering and mineral economics.	Team member	MUL, MUST	Mongolia	Austria	delegation	technology, economy, capacity building	any
2013		Planning of ESEC Phase II	Team leader	SDC, Asia Foundation	Mongolia	Switzerland	planning	technology, environment, policy, ASM	gold
2013		SAM (Sustainable Artisanal Mining) Project - Backstopping	Advisor	SDC	Mongolia	Switzerland, Colombia, Peru	advisory, delegation	legal, policy, capacity building, ASM	gold
2012		Bi-national ASM project Ecuador / Peru	Advisor	UNIDO	Ecuador	Peru	planning	technology, environment, mercury, policy, ASM	gold
2012		Formalization of informal ASM	Advisor	MME, IADB	Colombia		advisory	legal, policy, ASM	any
2012		Mine safety and occupational health in the Lapis Lazuli mines of Sar-e Sang	Consultant	GIZ / GFA	Afghanistan	Germany	implementation	technology, economy, ASM	precious stones
2012		Mineral prospection for small-scale gold deposits in Styria	Consultant	PMA	Austria		planning	technology, economy	gold
2012		Geo-data access at the AGS	Consultant	DFID / ASI	Afghanistan	United_Kingdom	study	legal, policy, IT	any
2012		ASM-PACE - baseline study Gabon	Team member	WWF / Estelle Levin Ltd.	Gabon		study	technology, environment, policy, ASM	gold
2011		Exploratory Mission to assess the potential for an integrated Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the area of gemstone and mineral mining in Badakhshan	Consultant	GIZ / GFA, MIKON	Afghanistan	Germany	planning	technology, economy, social, ASM	precious stones
2011		Evaluation of Gold Prospects in Carinthia and Styria	Consultant	PMA	Austria		planning	technology, economy	gold
2011	2012	SAM (Sustainable Artisanal Mining) Project - Backstopping	Advisor	SDC	Mongolia	Switzerland	advisory	supply chain, capacity building, ASM	gold
2011		Basic Artisanal Mining Standard	Consultant	ARM	Colombia		study	environment, social, legal, supply chain, ASM	gold
2010		African Network of Fairtrade and Fairmined Artisanal Gold Producers and Support organizations	Consultant	Solidaridad, ARM	Tanzania	Kenya, Uganda	planning	supply chain, ASM	gold
2010		SAM - Recommendations for ASM regulation	Consultant	SDC	Mongolia	Switzerland	advisory	legal, policy, ASM	gold, any
2010		Verification of mineral reserves and economic valuation of the mineral deposit “Steirischer Erzberg"	Consultant	VAE GmbH	Austria		planning, evaluation	economy	iron or base metals
2010		SAM (Sustainable Artisanal Mining) Project - Planning Phase II	Consultant	SDC	Mongolia	Switzerland	planning	technology, environment, mercury, economy, social, legal, supply chain, capacity building, ASM	gold, coal
2010		Training of auditors for certification against the Fairtrade and Fairmined Gold Standard	Consultant	FLO-Cert	Peru	Germany, Bolivia, Colombia	training	technology, environment, mercury, safety, social, supply chain, ASM	gold
2009		SAM (Sustainable Artisanal Mining) Project - External Review	Team leader	SDC	Mongolia	Switzerland	evaluation	technology, environment, social, legal, capacity building, ASM	gold, coal
2009	2012	SDNRP 1 - Capacity building in the Afghanistan Geological Survey	Team member	World Bank, SDNRP / GTZ, Projekt-Consult	Afghanistan	Germany	implementation	economy, IT, capacity building	any
2009	0	University Course "Small scale and artisanal mining in developing countries	Other	MUL	Austria		training	technology, environment, mercury, safety, economy, social, legal, policy, supply chain, capacity building, ASM	any
2008		SDNRP 1 - Capacity building in the Afghanistan Geological Survey	Consultant	World Bank, SDNRP / GTZ, Projekt-Consult	Afghanistan	Germany	planning	IT, capacity building	none
2007		Program ADOBI (Agenda Development Osh Batken Infrastructure)	Consultant	ADA / Panplan Consult	Kyrgyzstan		planning	economy, social, policy	any
2007	2008	Gold-copper exploration project in Chile	Consultant	Unifico Holdings	Chile	United_Kingdom	planning	technology	gold, iron or base metals
2007		Development of Baseline Assessment- and a Cost of Production Toolkit for Fair Trade Gold	Consultant	ARM, Corp. Oro Verde/ Red Respomin	Colombia	Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia	implementation, study	economy, ASM	gold
2007		Concept for a new CASM website	Consultant	World Bank, CASM	United Nations Organization	(Global)	advisory	IT, ASM	none
2006		Guidance Notes for Government	Team member	World Bank, CASM, Projekt-Consult	United Nations Organization		study	environment, social, legal, policy, ASM	any
2006		Mwadui Community Diamond Project	Team member	De Beers Group (WDL, DTC) / Projekt-Consult	Tanzania		advisory, implementation	technology, legal, policy, capacity building, ASM	precious stones
2006	2011	Standard Zero Fair Trade Gold - Technical Committee	Other	ARM / ---	Colombia	Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil	advisory	environment, mercury, safety, economy, social, legal, supply chain, ASM	gold
2006	2008	Proyecto GAMA (Gestión Ambiental en la Minería Artesanal), Phase 3	Advisor	SDC / Projekt-Consult, Regional Governments, MEM	Peru	Switzerland, Germany	advisory, implementation	technology, environment, mercury, safety, social, legal, policy, capacity building, ASM	gold
2005		Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources Project (SMMRP) - Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Baseline Survey	Team member	SMMRP / World Bank, CASM, Projekt-Consult	Nigeria		study	technology, environment, social, legal, ASM	gold, industrial minerals
2004		Program for Improvements to the Profiling of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Activities in Africa and the Implementation of Baseline Surveys	Team member	World Bank, CASM	United Nations Organization	Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, South Africa Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe	study	technology, environment, safety, economy, social, legal, ASM	any
2003	2005	Proyecto GAMA (Gestión Ambiental en la Minería Artesanal), Phase 2	Team leader	SDC / Projekt-Consult, Regional Governments, MEM	Peru	Switzerland, Germany	implementation	technology, environment, mercury, safety, economy, social, legal, policy, IT, capacity building, ASM	gold
2001		MMSD (Mines, Metals and Sustainable Development) - Global ASM Report	Team member	IIED	United Kingdom	(Global)	study	technology, environment, mercury, economy, social, legal, policy, ASM	any
2000	2002	Proyecto GAMA (Gestión Ambiental en la Minería Artesanal), Phase 1	Team leader	SDC / Projekt-Consult, MEM	Peru	Switzerland, Germany	implementation	technology, environment, mercury, safety, social, legal, policy, capacity building, ASM	gold
1999		Programa de Apoyo a Medidas Ambientales Sostenibles en la Minería (AMASOMIN)	Consultant	SDC	Ecuador	Switzerland, Germany	planning	environment, mercury, capacity building, ASM	gold
1999		Proyecto GAMA “Gestión Ambiental en la Minería Artesanal”	Consultant	SDC / Projekt-Consult	Peru	Switzerland, Germany	planning	technology, environment, mercury, economy, social, legal, capacity building, ASM	gold
1997	2004	Hg-net “Mercury Network – Red Mercurio”	Team leader	n/a		(Global)	implementation	mercury, ASM	gold
1996	1999	Proyecto Minería sin Contaminación (PMSC) – Phase 2	Advisor	SDC / Projekt-Consult, Cenda	Ecuador	Switzerland, Germany	implementation	technology, environment, mercury, safety, ASM	gold
1993	1996	Proyecto Minería sin Contaminación (PMSC) – Phase 1	Team leader	SDC / Projekt-Consult, Cenda	Ecuador	Switzerland, Germany	implementation	technology, environment, mercury, ASM	gold
1993		Scientific Cooperation Austria-Iran	Team member	MUL & Ministry of Mines of Iran	Iran	Austria	planning	technology, capacity building	none
1992		Mitigación de emisiones de mercurio en la minería de oro en el Ecuador	Team member	SDC / Projekt-Consult	Ecuador	Switzerland, Germany	planning	technology, environment, mercury, ASM	gold
1992		MIP – Metallindustrieprojekt Peru	Consultant	CDG Institut für Berufliche Bildung Emden	Germany	Peru	training	capacity building	iron or base metals
1992		Definition Study "Emissions from Garimpos"	Team member	GTZ / Projekt-Consult	Brazil	Germany	study	environment, mercury, ASM	gold
1992		Project "Tools for Mining"	Team member	GTZ / Projekt-Consult, Corponariño	Colombia	Germany	implementation	technology, environment, mercury, ASM	gold
1991		WTK Aktiv	Team member	OeBAG WTK	Austria		planning	economy

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Reference Projects