IGF Guidance for Governments: Improving legal frameworks for environmental and social impact assessment and management

This IGF guidance document offers governments a summary of international best practices in legal frameworks for environmental and social impact assessment and related management plans for large-scale mines. Read More

IGF Mining Policy Framework Assessment: Jamaica

This report first presents Jamaica’s development, mining, and legal contexts. It then highlights the key strengths and gaps in Jamaica’s mining policies and laws across six thematic areas before making recommendations for further capacity building and reform. Read More

The Impact of COVID-19 on Employment in Mining

Governments must act now to foster a resilient job market in the mining sector and protect their communities’ livelihoods. Read More

Force Majeure and COVID-19: Legal risks of a double-edged sword

This breifing note offers expert advice for governments on how to approach force majeure claims and defences amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

2019 IGF Annual Report

The IGF 2019 Annual Report highlights  our commitment to our 76 member countries to ensure mining's benefits are shared and leveraged for sustainable development. Read More

Mining Tax Policy Responses to COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is first and foremost a humanitarian crisis. The level and type of relief required will vary by sector, and company, which is why IGF and ATAF have prepared this guide in English, French, and Spanish for resource-rich developing countries specifically. Read More

2020 IGF-PDAC-WEF Sustainability Forum: The Future of Work in the Minerals Industry

On February 29, 2020, the IGF, PDAC, and WEF co-hosted the Sustainability Forum, which focused on The Future of Work in the Minerals Industry. Read More

IGF Case Study: Automation and Water-Saving Technologies

These case studies highlight the key emerging technologies that are being rolled out in the mining sector and their potential impacts on mining-rich countries. Case studies based on innovations in Australia, Mali and South Africa, focusing on two different types of technologies (namely automation and water-saving technologies) illustrate what the possible impacts could be and how governments are responding to those challenges. Read More

IGF Case Study: Skills Building for Women in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

Women play a crucial role in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). While their challenges in the sector have been studied extensively, increased effort is needed to create a more widespread understanding of their importance to ASM. Read More

New Tech, New Deal: Technology Impacts Review

This review surveys new mining technologies and their impacts, in particular on labour. It asks how they will affect the relationship between mining companies and their host communities and host countries. Read More