A GEF GOLD/ Supply Chain Approach to Eliminating Mercury in Guyana’s ASGM Sector: El Dorado Gold Jewelry Made in Guyana
Project Summary
To assist Guyana with converting to mercury-free mining by 2025 by directly involving business enterprises with a profit motive for leading the shift in the development of a mercury-free ASGM supply chain and downstream El Dorado brand jewelry.
Project Details
| GEF Project ID | 9713 |
| Project Type | Full-size Project |
| Status | Project Approved |
| Country | Guyana |
| Region | |
| Focal Areas | |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Implementing Agencies | Conservation International |
| Executing Agencies | Conservation International-Guyana (CI-G), Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA), and Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) |
| GEF Period: | GEF - 6 |
| Approval Fiscal Year: | 2017 |
Financials
| Project Preparation Grant Amount | 100,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 2,652,294 USD |
| Co-financing Total | 3,136,600 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 238,706 USD |
| Total Cost | 5,888,894.00 USD |
Project Timeline
Received by GEF
20 Dec 2016
Preparation Grant Approved
21 Dec 2016
Concept Approved
27 Oct 2016
Project Approved for Implementation
16 Apr 2018
Project closed