Our goal is to develop a new Gold standard – that will help change the way Artisan or Small-Scale Mining (ASM) operators work in the future. Shondilo Gold Mining Ventures Limited is an ethical UK company exploring new and innovative ways to help disrupt an historically dangerous and challenging sector by providing much-needed equipment, management, safe working practices and training opportunities. We understand that to help take ASM miners out of poverty we need to improve mechanisation and safety to help develop production and efficiency. This will lead to increased returns on investment that will help change local communities for the better. Gold – The Problem of ASM from Poverty to Exploitation The ornamental and financial power of gold is unmistakable. During pandemics and financial crises, the rush to invest in gold is overwhelming. The importance of the global gold market is impossible to overstate. But our demand for gold goes beyond mere financial security. It also goes beyond the multi-billion-dollar jewelery industry that provides the gold for your rings, bracelets, necklaces, and earrings. The fundamental microelectronic components used in electronic devices that we use in our day-to-day lives are laced with gold connectors and other microelectronic architecture demands. Gold is central to our global financial system, central to our sense of style, fashion, and luxuriousness, and is a key element within our digital lives – in short, we cannot live without gold. The problem with all this is that people, real human beings, are risking their lives working in dangerous conditions, in un-mechanized mining operations without adequate safety, expertise and support. Poverty is rife and so is exploitation – what they are mining is worth a literal fortune but the “on the ground” wholesale price is so low it doesn’t pay enough for communities to live above the poverty rate. We Want to Empower Communities Through Ethical Mining Operations To help these communities, Shondilo Gold want to provide a meaningful solution to help put an end to the structural inequalities and dangers involved in the informal Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining sector. As an organisation, we have the human talent, capital, and wider sectoral awareness to successfully disrupt this sector. We aim to provide individual, familial, or co-operative-based ASM operations with a truly ground-breaking proposition. We will take an equity stake in the venture and with this we will inject the operations with our expertise, our technologies and our capital to help provide a safer experience allowing for better mineral or precious metal exploration and mining. We believe at Shondilo Gold Mining Ventures Limited that our simple solution can drastically impact the sector and the individuals involved. We plan to re-invest money to provide an ethical community investment to help reduce incidences of poverty. As communities become wealthier, healthier, and more productive, they will have the ability to climb out of poverty and work in safety with pride. If you would like to partner with us and join our journey Contact Us NOW