Entity record

Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development

A public authority with power over mining: ministries, environmental agencies, geological institutes and regional offices.

TypeRegulator / public authorityRelationships5Claims held7Checked2026-07First held2026-08

How this record is evidenced

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Corroborated1Single source6

Relationships

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Events and evidence5

involved inIntergovernmental Forum on Mining launched with 25 founding member countriesIncidentSingle source

CurrentRolesubject

Evidence

One source states this, and it is labelled as one source.

LocatorIGF About us / launched 2005 with 25 founding member countriesDocumentrecord:igfmining-about-us · externalLinkwww.igfmining.org/about-us/

SourceIntergovernmental Forum on Mining (IGF)Origingold-hubObserved2005Recorded2026-08-29

publishesASGM Tailings Management and Reprocessing GovernanceSource documentSingle source

Current

Evidence

One source states this, and it is labelled as one source.

LocatorIGF ASM page / publications list, 2024Documentrecord:igfmining-asm · externalLinkwww.igfmining.org/what-we-do/artisanal-and-small-scale-mining/

SourceIntergovernmental Forum on Mining (IGF)Origingold-hubObserved2026-08Recorded2026-08-29

publishesGuidance for Governments: Managing artisanal and small-scale miningSource documentSingle source

Current

Evidence

One source states this, and it is labelled as one source.

LocatorIGF resource page / publisherDocumentrecord:igfmining-guidance-for-governments-asm · externalLinkwww.igfmining.org/resource/guidance-for-governments-managing-art

SourceIntergovernmental Forum on Mining (IGF)Origingold-hubObserved2026-08Recorded2026-08-29

publishesIllicit Financial Flows and Conflict in ASGMSource documentSingle source

Current

Evidence

One source states this, and it is labelled as one source.

LocatorIGF ASM page / publications list, 2022Documentrecord:igfmining-asm · externalLinkwww.igfmining.org/what-we-do/artisanal-and-small-scale-mining/

SourceIntergovernmental Forum on Mining (IGF)Origingold-hubObserved2026-08Recorded2026-08-29

publishesTransforming Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold MiningSource documentSingle source

Current

Evidence

One source states this, and it is labelled as one source.

LocatorIGF ASM page / publications list, 2025Documentrecord:igfmining-asm · externalLinkwww.igfmining.org/what-we-do/artisanal-and-small-scale-mining/

SourceIntergovernmental Forum on Mining (IGF)Origingold-hubObserved2026-08Recorded2026-08-29

Attributes

Founded2005Single source

Current

Evidence

One source states this, and it is labelled as one source.

LocatorIGF About us / “This partnership was formalized in 2005 when the IGF launched with 25 founding member countries”Documentrecord:igfmining-about-us · externalLinkwww.igfmining.org/about-us/

SourceIntergovernmental Forum on Mining (IGF)Origingold-hubObserved2026-08Recorded2026-08-29

Member countriesmore than 85Corroborated

Current

Evidence

Two or more independent sources state this.

LocatorIGF About us / “more than 85 nations now sitting as IGF members”Documentrecord:igfmining-about-us · externalLinkwww.igfmining.org/about-us/

SourceIntergovernmental Forum on Mining (IGF)Origingold-hubObserved2026-08Recorded2026-08-29

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Where this record comes from

Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Developmentwww.igfmining.org/ external · 2026-07