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Understanding Investor–State Dispute Settlement in the Mining Sector

This brief introduces investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) for mining policy-makers and shows how understanding it helps governments design clearer rules, manage permits and contracts, prevent costly disputes, and protect policy spaces while maintaining a predictable investment climate.
Brief April 21, 2026

ASGM Tailings Management and Reprocessing Governance

This report outlines technical aspects, governance frameworks, and policy recommendations for artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) tailings management and reprocessing.
Report May 6, 2024

IGF Case Study: Environmental and Social Impact Assessments in Mining Legal Frameworks

This publication contrasts the legal frameworks for environmental and social impact assessments in three mineral-rich jurisdictions.
Brief September 6, 2023

Strengthening the Legal Framework for Environmental and Social Impact Assessment in the Mining Sector in Madagascar: Selected issues

This summary note presents the main strengths and weaknesses of the legal framework on ESIA in the mining sector in Madagascar.
Brief May 24, 2023

Illicit Financial Flows and Conflict in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining: Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger

This report examines artisanal mining in border areas plagued by conflict and presents recommendations for policy-makers in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger.
Report September 13, 2022

IGF Guidance for Governments: Improving legal frameworks for environmental and social impact assessment and management

This IGF guidance document offers governments a summary of international best practices in legal frameworks for environmental and social impact assessment and related management plans for large-scale mines.
Report June 23, 2020

Analyse comparative des textes juridiques applicables à l'exploitation minière artisanale de l'or dans l'espace UEMOA

Soutenir l’innovation et promouvoir des pratiques vertueuses dans l’exploitation artisanale de l’or à travers des réformes législatives dans l’espace UEMOA.
Report March 31, 2020

Meeting Report on Regional Training for Francophone Africa on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

More than 40 government representatives from 17 African countries attended a workshop in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from February 26 to March 1, 2018 on how to implement the IGF’s guidance on managing artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). 
Report February 11, 2018

IGF Mining Policy Framework Assessment: Mauritania

An IGF Mining Policy Framework assessment of Mauritania's mining law and policies conducted at the request of the Government of Mauritania and in collaboration with the Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Mines.
Report August 23, 2017

IGF Mining Policy Framework Assessment: Senegal

This assessment assesses the mining laws and policies of Senegal, and the country’s capacity to implement the IGF's Mining Policy Framework (MPF), to ensure that the mining sector contributes to the country's sustainable development.
Report December 12, 2016
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