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9th Annual CASM Conference
Theme: ASM:  An Opportunity for Rural Development
Date: September 8-14, 2009
Location: Maputo/Chimoio, Mozambique
Venue: Joaqim Chissano Conference Center
Facilitator: CASM
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The 9th ACC, with the theme ASM: An Opportunity for Rural Development, assembled the CASM global network and other parties interested in artisanal and small-scale mining in Maputo/Chimoio, Mozambique. Mozambique's Ministry of Mines hosted the event.
A G E N D A
Tuesday, September 8
TOPICS
SPEAKERS
Opening Ceremony
Master of Ceremonies: Mr. Manuel Sithole, Head of Minister's Office, Ministry of Mineral Resources, Mozambique
Introduction and Conference Overview and Objectives
Mr. Jon Hobbs, Chair, CASM and Lead Policy Advisor on Extractive Industries and Environmental Assessment Strategy, UK Department for International Development
Welcome Remarks
The Honorable David Simango, Mayor, Maputo City
Opening Address
The Honorable Esperança Bias, (.1 MB pdf) Minister of Mineral Resources of the Republic of Mozambique
Session 1: Keynote Presentations on Artisanal and Small-scale Mining
Chair:  Mr. Jon Hobbs, CASM and Lead Policy Advisor on Extractive Industries and Environmental Assessment Strategy,
UK Department for International Development
Keynote Speakers
The Honorable Prof. Dr. A. Rahman Ashraf, (.2 MB pdf) Senior Adviser (Minister) to the President for Mines and Energy, Afghanistan
The Honorable A. Kpandel Fayia, (2 MB pdf) Deputy Minister for Planning and Development, Ministry of Lands, Mines, and Energy, Liberia
Ms. Karin Ireton, (.4 MB pdf) Director of Group Sustainability Management, Standard Bank, South Africa
Session 2: Progress since Previous CASM Conferences
Chair: Mr. Gotthard Walser, Executive Director, CASM, and Lead Mining Specialist, World Bank
Mongolia – CASM ACC 2007
 Mr. Bataa Batkhuu, (.6 MB pdf) Chairman, Department of Mining and Heavy Industry,  Ministry of Minerals and Energy, Mongolia, and Dr. Enkhzaya Chuluunbaatar, Adviser, Responsible Mining Initiative for Sustainable Development, Mongolia
Madagascar– CASM ACC 2006
Mme. Nadine Ranorosoa, (2.5 MB pdf) Secretary General in Charge of Mines, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Madagascar
Peru – CASM ACC 2002 Mr. Manuel Reinoso Rivas, (.5 MB pdf) President of the National Society of Small-scale Mining, Peru
Session 3: The Mozambique Experience – How Artisanal and Small-scale Mining
Contributes to Poverty Reduction in Rural Areas
Chair: The Honorable Dr. Abdul Razak Noormahomed, Vice-Minister of Mineral Resources, Mozambique
Co-Chair: Prof. Dr. Salvador Mondlane, Jr., University Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
The Role of Government in Artisanal and Small-scale Mining in Mozambique Dr. Eduardo Alexandre, (1.1 MB pdf) National Director of Mines, Ministry of Mineral Resources, Mozambique
The Impacts in Mozambique of Legislating Artisanal
and Small-scale Mining
 Ms. Marcelina Joel, (.13 MB pdf) Legal Counsel, Ministry of Mineral Resources, Mozambique
The Role of Mozambique’s Mining Fund Mr. Abdurramane Machon, (1.2 MB pdf) Executive Director, Fundo de Fomento Mineiro, Mozambique
Social and Environmental Challenges of Artisanal and Small-scale Mining: Manica Case Study Prof. Dr.  Tomas Mucanhiua, (.7 MB pdf) Biologist, University of Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
Artisanal and Small-scale Mining and National Park Management – The Case of Niassa National Reserve Ms. Anabela Rodrigues, (.6MB pdf) Director General, Sociedade para Gestão e Desenvolvimento da Reserva do Niassa
Developing a Large-scale Mine in Mozambique – Moatize Coal Development Mr.  Adriano Ramos, (1.4 MB pdf) Manager of Communications and Social Development, Vale, Moz
Gold Refining in Manica Mr. Dancor Spies, (1.4 MB pdf) Manica Gold Refinery
Perspectives from Small-scale Miners Associations in Mozambique Mr. Victor Alves, (.5 MB pdf) Chairman, Small-scale Miners Association
Small-scale Mining in Mozambique – Diatomite Mr. Carlos Braz, (.5 MB pdf) Diatomite Mine, Maputo Province
Small-scale Mining in Mozambique –  Bentonite Mr. Caetano Chale, (1.9 MB pdf) Bentonite Mine, Maputo Province
DAY TWO: Wednesday, September 9
Session 4: Plenary
Chair: Mr. Kevin D’Souza, CASM Strategic Management Advisory Group Member, and Technical Director,
Social Management Group, Wardell Armstrong
Introductory Address: Responsible Business Approaches toward Artisanal and Small-scale Mining 
Ms. Karen Hayes, (1 MB pdf) Director of Corporate Community Engagement, Africa Region, Pact
Artisanal and Small-scale Mining: The Enabling Environment for Sustainable Communities
Mr. Rémi Pelon, (1 MB pdf) Mining Specialist, World Bank
Developing International Standards: Fair Trade, Certification, and Transparency in Artisanal and Small-scale Mining
Mr. Christopher Sheldon, Lead Mining Specialist, World Bank
Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM): Mercury Use and Other Issues 
Ms. Susan Egan Keane, (.4 MB pdf) Senior Environmental Analyst, Natural Resources Defense Council’s Health and Environment Program
Breakout Sessions
Artisanal and Small-scale Mining: The Enabling Environment for Sustainable Communities (Lessons learned and progress in Africa, Asia, and Latin America regarding legislation, formalization, and financing mechanisms)
Ms. Karen Hayes (Pact) (.5 MB pdf), Mr. Lamine Sy (Senegal) (1 MB pdf), Ms. Jennifer Hinton (Uganda) (1 MB pdf),
Mr. Olivier Razafimandimby (Madagascar) (2.3 MB pdf),
Mr. Gilbert Midende (Burundi) (4 MB pdf), Mr. Daniel Lafuente (Bolivia) (.6 MB pdf), Mr. Manuel Reinoso Rivas (Peru) (.7 MB pdf)
Developing International Standards: Fair Trade, Certification, and Transparency in Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (From mines to market, trade flows and certification process in selected countries, Fair Trade Gold Standards and Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International, and the work of the International Colored Gemstones Association)
Ms. Cristina Echavarria (1 MB pdf) (Alliance for Responsible Mining), Ms. Gudrun Franken ((1 MB pdf) German Geological Survey, BGR), Mr. Assheton Carter (Pact), Mr. Jean-Claude Michelou (2 MB pdf) (International Colored Gemstones Association) 
Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining: Mercury Use and Other Issues (Examples from successful ASGM development in Latin-America and elsewhere, and discussion on how the UNEP treaty under preparation to reduce mercury pollution would affect ASGM)
 
Mr. Kevin Telmer (3 MB pdf)  (University of Victoria)
(Amalgam Burning --9.2 MB movie mpg), (Amalgam Squeezing --15 MB movie mpg), (Amalgamation 5.2 MB movie mpg), Crushing --5 MB movie mpg),  (Grinding 16 MB movie mpg), Sluicing 1 -- 8 MB movie mpg),  (Sluicing 2 --  14 MB movie mpg); Mr. Rodolfo Neiva de Sousa  (1.6 MB pdf)  (University of British Columbia) (Brazil Tapaios Monitor--6 MB audio wmv), Mr. AJ Gunson (3 MB pdf) (Indonesia: Grinding with Mercury 2.2 MB audio wmv), (Mozambique: Glass Retort (5 MB audio wmv) (University of British Columbia);
Mr. Stephen Turyahikayo (2.4 MB pdf) (Uganda)
Lunch Feature: "A Life Like Mine" A Documentary on the Experience of Oro Verde in Colombia
Session 5: Plenary – Introduction to Afternoon Parallel Sessions
Chair: Mr. John Tychsen, CASM Strategic Management Advisory Group Member, and Director of International Projects, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Artisanal and Small-scale Mining: Vulnerability and Conflicts
Mr. Usman Ali, Representative of CASM Asia-Pacific
Mining Together: When Large-scale Mining Meets Artisanal Mining
Mr. Kevin D’Souza (2 MB pdf), Technical Director, Social Management Group, Wardell Armstrong
Gender and Artisanal and Small-scale Mining: Development of a Framework  (First Half of the Afternoon)
 
 
Ms. Katherine Heller (.6 MB pdf), Gender and Extractive Industries Program, World Bank
Education and Training: Promoting Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Understanding and Capacity Development (Second Half of the Afternoon) Dr. Jonathan Bennett, Research Fellow, Camborne School of Mines
Breakout Sessions
Artisanal and Small-scale Mining: Vulnerability and Conflicts
(Experiences with artisanal and small-scale mining community development and conflicts, including experience in the Great Lakes Region)
Mr. Saleem Ali (University of Vermont - Moderator),
Mr. A. Kpandel Fayia (Liberia), Mr. Usman Ali (Pakistan),
Mr. Ezekiel Dyke (Sierra Leone), Ms. Sophia Swire (.6 MB pdf)(Afghanistan),  Mr. Jean-Pierre Mutabe (.9 MB pdf) (Dem. Rep. of Congo), Roberto Sarudiansky (.6 MB pdf) (Argentina),
Mr. Jean-Claude Michelou (International Colored Gemstones Association)
Mining Together: When Large-scale Mining Meets Artisanal Mining (Joint CASM, CommDev and ICMM “draft road testing” toolkit for mining together, corporate social responsibility, and good business practices)
Mr. Kevin D’Souza (1.6 MB pdf) (Wardell Armstrong),
Ms. Anne-Marie Fleury (.6 MB pdf) (ICMM) with Ms. Liz Wall (Shared Resources, Consultant – Toolkit)
Gender and Artisanal and Small-scale Mining: Development of a Framework – Open Consultation (Presentation of and solicitation of feedback on the ‘Framework for Addressing Gender Issues in the Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Sector)
Ms. Katherine Heller (.2 MB pdf) (World Bank), CASM Gender Working Group Members
Education and Training: Promoting Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Understanding and Capacity Development (How to ensure that artisanal and small-scale mining issues and training programs are included in technical and tertiary mining school curricula)
Dr. Jonathan Bennett (.2 MB pdf) (Camborne School of Mines),
Mr. Saleem Ali (.3 MB pdf)(University of Vermont), Mr. Seiji Suzuki (CASM Japan), Mr. Mihir Deb (2.5 MB pdf) (University of Delhi), Mr. Samuel Spiegel (University of Cambridge)
DAY THREE: Thursday, September 10
Session 6: CASM Africa – Artisanal and Small-scale Mining in Africa: Strategies for Success
Chair: Dr. Nellie Mutemeri, CASM Africa Secretariat
Opening Remarks: Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Regimes in Africa 
The Honorable Esperança Bias, Minister of Mineral Resources, Mozambique
Capacity Building (Access to finance, trade and access to markets, skills and technology, organization and advocacy, sustainability and artisanal and small-scale mining)
Dr. Michael Biryabarema and Dr. Gudrun Franken (OGMR -  Rwanda, BGR), Mr. Ezekiel Dyke (Sierra Leone), Mr. Ketema Tadesse (East Africa, SEAMIC-Tanzania), Mr. O.C. Azubike (Nigeria)
Social and Environmental Impacts ( Large, small, and artisanal mining and land-use conflicts, alternative/sustainable livelihoods, gender equity, social responsibility and artisanal and small-scale mining)
Ms. Namakau Kaingu (Zambia), Mr. Kevin D’Souza (Wardell Armstrong), Ms. Mary Ankomah (Ghana), Mr. Wellington Takavarasha (Zimbabwe)
Closing Remarks: Where to Now - Artisanal and Small-scale Mining in Africa
The Honorable A. Kpandel Fayia, Deputy Minister for Planning and Development, Ministry of Lands, Mines, and Energy, Liberia 
Reports from African Regional Nodal Points
Mr. Ketema Tadesse (Tanzania), Mr.  Seydou Keita (Mali),
Mr. Salvador Mondlane, Jr.  (Mozambique)
Lunch Feature: "The Money Stone" Documentary (link to YouTube)
Session 7: Overview of Selected International Initiatives
Chair: Mr. Jon Hobbs, Chair, CASM, and Lead Policy Advisor on Extractive Industries and Environmental Assessment Strategy, UK Department for International Development
Artisanal and Small-scale Mining at the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) 2010-2011
Mr. Jon Hobbs, Chair, Inter Governmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development
Link to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
Mr. Jurgen Reitmaier, Africa Adviser, International EITI Secretariat 
Developments Related to the Natural Resource Charter
Mr. James Cust, Economist, Department of Economics, University of Oxford
Child Labor and Artisanal and Small-scale Mining
Mr. Alexandre Soho, International Labor Organization
Artisanal Diamond Mining and the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme
Mr. Steven Van Bockstael, Researcher, Central Africa Program, Egmont Institute
Climate Change and the Relevance for Artisanal and Small-scale Mining
Mr. Gotthard Walser, Executive Director, CASM, and Lead Mining Specialist, World Bank
Session 8: Wrap-up of Parallel Sessions
Chair: Mr. Usman Ali, Representative of CASM Asia-Pacific
Session 9: Plenary - CASM Strategy and Way Forward
Chair: Mr. Jon Hobbs, Chair, CASM, and Lead Policy Advisor on Extractive Industries and Environmental Assessment Strategy, UK Department for International Development
Co-Chair: Mr. Gotthard Walser, Executive Director, CASM, and Lead Mining Specialist, World Bank
Regional CASM Status Reports 
  
CASM Africa
Dr. Nellie Mutemerie
CASM Asia-Pacific
 Dr. Nguyen Nhu Trung, Geo-resources Sector Coordinator, CCOP
CASM China
CASM at a Cross-Roads – How and Where to Position CASM for the Next Decade?
Plenary  Discussion
Mr. Jon Hobbs, Chair, CASM, and Lead Policy Advisor on Extractive Industries and Environmental Assessment Strategy, UK Department for International Development
Mr. Gotthard Walser, Executive Director, CASM, and Lead Mining Specialist, World Bank
Session 10: Closing Ceremony for Maputo Portion of the Conference and Presentation of Certificates
The Honorable Esperança Bias, Minister of Mineral Resources, Mozambique
DAY FOUR: Friday, September 11--Travel to Chimoio
DAY FIVE: Saturday, September 12
Session 11: Opening Ceremony in Chimoio
Overview and Objectives of the Chimoio Agenda
 
Mr. Gotthard Walser, Executive Director, CASM, and Lead Mining Specialist, World Bank
Welcome
Ms. Catarina Dinis, Administrator of the Gondola Municipality, Manica Province, Mozambique
Local Perspectives The Honorable Mauricio Viera, Provincial Governor, Manica Province, Mozambique 
Opening Statement The Honorable Dr. Abdul Razak Noormahomed, Vice-Minister of Mineral Resources, Mozambique
Session 12: Introductory Presentations 
Gold Refining Mr. Dancor Spies, Manica Gold Refinery
Impact of Artisanal and Small-scale Mining on the Chimaimani National Reserve Mr. Fernando Nhaca and Mr. Pedro Castigo, Center for Sustainable Development of Natural Resources, Mozambique
Featured Demonstration: Panning, Amalgamating, Retorting, and Refining to Produce 24 Karat Gold – Technology Demonstration and Dialogue on Current Practices on Potential Improvements Demonstration led by Mr. Kevin Telmer, Artisanal Gold Council, University of Victoria, together with Local Artisanal Miners and Incorporating Discussion at Each Step of Gold Processing
  Session 13: Plenary  – Introduction to Afternoon Parallel Sessions
Upstream Technology and Methodologies for Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (building on the Featured Demonstration) Mr. Kevin Telmer, Artisanal Gold Council, University of Victoria
Practical Implementation of Fair Trade Gold Standards for Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Ms. Cristina Echavarria, Executive Director, Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM)
Formalization and Financing Mechanisms for Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Mr. Rémi Pelon, Mining Specialist, World Bank
Gender Working Group  Ms. Katherine Heller, Gender and Extractive Industries Program, World Bank
Breakout Sessions
Upstream Technology and Methodologies for Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (continuation of Featured Demonstration) Mr. Kevin Telmer, Artisanal Gold Council, University of Victoria
Practical Implementation of Fair Trade Gold Standards for Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Ms. Cristina Echavarria, Executive Director, Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM)
Formalization and Financing Mechanisms for Artisanal and Small-scale Mining  Mr. Rémi Pelon, Mining Specialist, World Bank
Gender and Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Working Group Ms. Katherine Heller, Gender and Extractive Industries Program, World Bank
Plenary: Report-backs from Parallel Sessions and Impressions of the CASM Conference from Participants
Session 14: Conclusions of the 9th Annual CASM Conference and Closing
The Honorable Dr. Abdul Razak Noormahomed, Vice-Minister of Mineral Resources, Mozambique
DAY 6-7: Sunday, September 13-Monday, September 14
Field trips around Chimoio: Artisanal Gold Mining Community, Clean Technology Small-scale Gold Mine, Artisanal Gold Mine turned Mechanized Small-scale Site (with Formal Miners’ Association), Small-scale Gemstone Mine, Gorongoza National Park
 

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