What is CRAFT?
CRAFT is a passport to the formal market for artisanal and small-scale miners focused on mitigating the main risks of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). It is focused on the mitigation of the main risks related to this sector.
A code that includes requirements that drive the progressive improvement of ASM producers (mining organizations and miners organized in groups or working individually).
It is aimed at mining organizations as well as miners organized in groups or working individually (including “barequeros” or ore selectors).
CRAFT = Code of Risk-mitigation for ASM engaging in Formal Trade
For buyers
CRAFT is a tool that facilitates the application of due diligence in the ASM sector, with continuous development and improvement approach. CRAFT is mining you can TRUST.
- Compliance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance.
- Access to gold sourcing from artisanal and small-scale mining committed to risk management and mitigation.
- Due diligence driving development in mining communities.
- Contribution to good practices, sector strengthening and economic development of mining areas.
For miners
CRAFT makes it easier for miners to understand their buyers’ expectations and international standards. CRAFT is yor PASSPORT TO FORMAL MARKETS.
- Access to formal supply chains.
- More insight into industry expectations.
- Incentives to eliminate worst mining practices.
- More legitimacy of miners’ activities.
- A practical roadmap to formalization.
- Positive change using a progressive improvement approach.
For governments and civil society
CRAFT makes makes it easier for governments and civil society organizations to comply with international requirements, and a better understanding of mineral supply chains.
- Mining royalties received from incorporating artisanal and small-scale mining gold into legal supply chains.
- Better governance of non-renewable natural resources.
- Legitimization of small-scale gold mining as a source of rural employment and opportunity for local development.
- Less negative impacts caused by mining activities.
Download CRAFT
CRAFT Code v1.0 was published on July 31, 2018.
Now, you can download the full renewed CRAFT v 2.0 (october 2020) as also the different volumes.
Volumes
Volume 1. Introduction and general characteristics
Find out about the geographic and organizational scope of products using CRAFT. Get to know the new structure of CRAFT and the CRAFT report.
Volume 2. Requirements for ASM Mineral Producers. Commodity-independent Requirements
It contains all te requirements for producers that apply to all minerals.
Volume 2B. Requirements for ASM Mineral Producers. Commodity-specific Requirements
It contains all the requirements for producers that only apply to specific minerals.
Volume 3. Guiding Principles for CRAFT Schemes
It contains the requirements from CRAFT schemes perspective. It clarifies open source characteristics and communications relating CRAFT.
CRAFT KEY ASPECTS
- A code that adopts the definitions of “ASM” and “legitimacy” established in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance.
- A standard meant to be applicable globally,without any excluding areas.
- An instrument designed to apply to artisanal gold in any tradable form and other minerals as cobalt, gemstones and 3T (tin, tungsten, tantalum). However, it can be adapted for other minerals.
- A standard closely aligned with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance Its Modules 3 and 4 are directly linked to the risks outlined in “Annex II” of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance
- A Code that goes beyond the OECD Guidance, proposing an improvement route focused on other major risks the can be observed in the ASM sector.
- An open source standard developed under the Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 license Like any open source standard, CRAFT can be used by any actor in the ASM minerals supply chains.
Key components of the CRAFT Code
The following table shows the key aspects that the CRAFT addresses divided by the modules of the complete document (Modules 1 to 5). Modules 3 and 4 are based on the OECD Guidance Requirements*.
1. Scope and Affiliation
El primer módulo define el alcance de CRAFT y qué necesitan los productores de mineral para afiliarse a este:
- Alcance: Minería artesanal y de pequeña escala
- Requerido para afiliación: Hoja de datos generales y descripción
- Persona de contacto
- Croquis y descripción cadena de suministro interna
2. Legitimacy
El Segundo módulo contiene 4 opciones de aplicación del concepto de legitimidad dependiendo del contexto del país.
3. Inmediate Conformance
- Forced labour
- Worst forms of child labour
- Sexual violence and gender discrimination
- Serious violations and abuses of human rights
- Conflict or high-risk area
- Connection to war crimes
- Support to non-State armed forces
4. Conformance 6 months mitigation
- Involvement with public or private security forces
- Money laundering
- Bribery / false representation of mineral source
- Tax, duty or royalty evasion
5. Continued improvement
- Handling of mercury and water
- Dumping and contamination of water sources
- Mining health and safety
- Rights to the mineral and the land
- Peaceful coexistence with other production activities
- Children’s and women’s rights
- Formalization
Using CRAFT implies shared liability among CRAFT developers and miners (ASM producers).
CRAFT does not impose the burden of third-party auditing to miners, but facilitates application of due diligence (transparency practice) and allows them to follow a path of progressive improvements.
Third-party independent auditing is still responsibility of mineral buyers.