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Bullion World | Volume 5 | Issue 08 | August 2025

y World Gold Council (WGC): Acts as a bridge Expected Impact
to the global gold industry by: If implemented successfully, the MSPI is expected to:
{ Promoting responsible sourcing and
traceability • Grant legal recognition to thousands of miners
• Cut mercury use and restore the environment
{ Helping miners access formal markets
• Improve working conditions and reduce injuries
{ Aligning with Responsible Gold Mining
• Increase formal, traceable gold exports and state
Principles (RGMPs)
revenue
y Civil Society & Community Groups: • Enhance community development through
{ Women’s groups, NGOs, and cooperatives education, healthcare, and services
help ensure accountability, uphold miners' • Boost investor confidence in Côte d’Ivoire’s mining
rights, and foster community trust and sector
monitoring. • Serve as a replicable model for other African
nations

Program Structure
Global Relevance
MSPI is a phased, multi-year initiative focused on
The MSPI’s goals align with international frameworks,
national and regional transformation. Its main features
including:
include:
• UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
y Pilot Mining Zones (PMZs): • Especially SDG 8 (Decent Work), SDG 12
y Selected areas will serve as models, including: (Responsible Consumption), and SDG 15 (Life on
{ Legalized mining cooperatives Land)
{ Training centers and mercury-free processing • OECD Guidelines for responsible mineral supply
{ On-site monitoring and health/education chains
• Minamata Convention on Mercury, advocating for
services
mercury reduction in ASM
y Digital Traceability Platform:
• African Mining Vision, emphasizing inclusive and
A tech-based system will track gold from extraction to
sustainable resource development
export, ensuring:
{ Real-time trade transparency The MSPI’s collaborative, structured, and holistic
{ Compliance with anti-money laundering laws approach makes it a strong candidate for replication in
y Gender & Youth Inclusion: other resource-rich nations like Ghana, Burkina Faso,
y Programs will empower women and youth the DRC, and Tanzania.
through:
{ Leadership development Conclusion
The MSPI is a transformative, multi-stakeholder
{ Financial inclusion
response to the pressing challenges in Côte d’Ivoire’s
{ Cooperative governance roles
ASM sector. By fostering collaboration among
y Knowledge-Sharing Hub:
governments, communities, industry, and civil society,
A national platform will: it paves the way for an ASM sector that is legal,
{ Share best practices transparent, safe, and development-oriented. If scaled
{ Host workshops effectively, the MSPI could redefine artisanal mining,
{ Publish research and case studies positioning it as a pillar of sustainable growth and
inclusive development across the globe.

Sources:
• World Bank: “The Multistakeholder Partnership Initiative for Sustainable and Responsible Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining”.
• Côte d'Ivoire Government/World Bank News Release: “Côte d'Ivoire Moves to Formalize Its Vast Informal Gold Mining Sector”.
• African Review: “Côte d'Ivoire launches bold partnership to reform artisanal gold mining”.
• Devdiscourse: “Côte d'Ivoire Launches Major Reform to Legalize and Transform Gold Mining”.
• Ecofin Agency: “Côte d'Ivoire Moves to Legalize and Trace Small-Scale Gold Mining

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