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Sustainable Artisanal Mining Project

Project completed
A miner is drilling rock in search of gold

A miner drilling rock in search of gold. © SDC © DDC / SAM project

Country/region	Topic	Period	Budget
Mongolia	Inclusive economic Development Climate change and environment Other SME development Environmental policy Sector not specified	01.01.2011 - 31.12.2014	CHF 4’980’000

The project in brief

Background	In the early 2000s, a boom in the informal mining sector forced the Mongolian government to take measures to regulate a phenomenon which implied major environmental and social consequences.
Objectives	Secure incomes, especially for rural populations; formalise and legalise the small-scale mining sector; promote sustainable exploitation of mineral resources; sustain economic and social development with regard for environmental concerns.
Target groups	Artisanal miners
Directorate/federal office responsible	SDC
Credit area	Development cooperation
Project partners	Contract partner International or foreign NGO Private sector Foreign state institution United Nations Organization (UNO) Central State of South East Foreign private sector South/East World Health Organization Mongolian government: Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy; Ministry of Social Welfare and Labour; Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism; NGO of artisanal miners
Budget	Current phase Swiss budget CHF 4’980’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 4’926’519
Project phases	Phase 4 01.01.2015 - 31.12.2019 (Completed) Phase 3 01.01.2011 - 31.12.2014 (Completed)

Further technical details

Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	INDUSTRY GENERAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION OTHER MULTISECTOR GENERAL ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) development Environmental policy and administrative management Multisector aid Environmental policy and administrative management
Cross-cutting topics	The project takes account of gender equality as a cross-cutting theme. The project takes account of democratisation, good governance and human rights as cross-cutting themes. The project supports partner organisation improvements as a priority
Type of support	Official development assistance (ODA)
Type of collaboration	Bilateral cooperation
Finance type	Aid grant
Aid Type	Core contribution Project and programme contribution
Tied/untied aid	Untied aid
Project number	7F04344