Is Fairmined gold real gold?

Fairmined is an assurance label that certifies gold from responsible artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). It is backed by a rigorous 3rd party certification and audit system that ensures that small entrepreneurial mining communities meet a world leading standard for responsible practices.

How much is fairmined gold?

The Fairmined Premium for gold is currently $4 per gram of gold imported and is usually spent on small but life changing actions like improving healthcare or to enabling families to send their children to school.

How is fairmined gold different from regular gold?

But there is a difference: Fairmined Gold is produced with responsible handling and the reduction of toxic chemicals such as mercury and cyanide, while Fairmined Ecological Gold is extracted and processed without using any toxic chemical at all within the mining organization.

What is pure fairmined gold?

FAIRMINED gold is ethical gold extracted by Artisanal and Small-scale miners. Buying FAIRMINED metals is supporting responsible certified miners and their families that follow strict requirements for social development, environmental protection, labor conditions and economic development in their mining communities.

Is recycled gold good?

The “recycling” process here means that the gold is melted down and refined until it reaches its most pure form. When compared to regularly mining gold out of the ground, recycling gold reduces negative environmental impacts and can be more cost-effective for everyone involved.

What is fair minded gold?

Fairmined is an assurance label that certifies gold from empowered responsible artisanal and small-scale mining organizations who meet world leading standards for responsible practices.

What is fair gold?

What is recycled gold?

Recycled gold comes from gold mined from sources mixed with other materials in nature or by being broken down after it has been created into an item. Recycling gold is a cost-effective measure to make gold more affordable in a variety of products, especially jewelry.

Does recycled gold rust?

Since gold does not tarnish or decay, all the gold ever mined still exists in some form. The 2014 Thomson Reuters GFMS Gold Survey estimates that at the end of 2013 the aboveground stock of gold amounted to 176,000 metric tons.

Is recycled gold cheaper than real gold?

Recycled gold is cheaper than using mined gold and therefore generates more profit. With its’ new program, it will be easy and free for smaller jewelers to sell fairtrade gold. This would benefit thousands of small time miners if we can get this program to become mainstream in North America.

Is recycled gold bad?

Right now, gold mining is transforming intact ecosystems all over the world into wastelands. Yet, your purchase of recycled gold jewelry has ZERO social or ecological impact on mining. It does nothing other than support companies, both large and small, that do nothing for the environment or for producer communities.

Can silver be recycled?

Recycled sterling silver is precious silver extracted from used metal products. Once the silver is separated from the other metals it is mixed with, it is melted down and reused to make new silver products.

What is fairmined gold?

Fairmined is an assurance label that certifies gold from empowered responsible artisanal and small-scale mining organizations who meet world leading standards for responsible practices.

What does it mean to be fair-minded?

English Language Learners Definition of fair-minded : having or showing an honest and fair way of thinking See the full definition for fair-minded in the English Language Learners Dictionary

What is Fairmined certification and why does it matter?

“Fairmined Certification is an opportunity for miners to participate in the global mineral market with the guarantee of responsible and conflict-free supply chains.” Harbi Guerrero, miner and board member of the Alliance for Responsible Mining.