mission

The Institute for Sustainable Mining (Artminers) is an international, non-governmental organization whose purpose is:

To use education and educational demonstrations to promote sustainable, clean mining methods to the world’s poorest miners to stop environmental and health risks caused by the misuse of toxins to extract minerals and other valuable materials from the earth.

To work cooperatively with other NGOs to promote sustainable mining, and to improve the working conditions of artisanal and small-scale miners, particularly in areas of child labor, education, gender equality and health.

To work cooperatively with NGOs to influence governments and citizens to reduce or eliminate the use of other products which are the result of environmentally toxic, socially unfair or repressive mining practices.

“El Callao Cowboy”, 3 year old son of a gold miner in the el Callao region of Venezuela. Lumex breath testing revealed extremely elevated levels of mercury.

Photo by A.J. Gunson

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