2. DOZEN LARGE-SCALE INTERNATIONAL MINING COMPANIES LIMITED NUMBER OF SMALL & MEDIUM-SIZE MINING COMPANIES 30 MILLION ARTISANAL MINERS BRON: DR. GIORGIO DE TOMI, UNIVERSIDADE DE SAO POALO

3.  The Suriname Small Scale Gold Mining Sector is in a very critical situation. It is characterized by:  Illegal mining  Informal activities  Low efficiency  Hazardous health and environmental working methods

4.  Dredging (Skalian)  Hydralaulic (Chupadeira, Soigie Spoitie)  Washing/ shaking table  Crushing  Long tom  Metal detector (Pieuw Pieuw)

7.  Identify and register for potential government taxes  Establish a Mineral Authority, which shall be responsible for supervision over all parties concerned to abide by the law concerning the Mining Industry, furthermore bringing structure to this sector as well  Putting greater effort into the aspect of income security in favor of the local community  Constitute a law in order to prohibit the use of mercury before 2014  Amendment of the law concerning the mining Industry to regulate gold mining activities on waterways

8.  Optimize gold production, by increasing efficiency and introduction of modern technology  Minimize environmental impact by using mercury free processing methods  Train and support miners by setting up Mining Service Centers and Schools of Mining and Mineral Processing in mining areas to function as extensions of the government, banking and trade centers.

9.  Employment for 25,000 to 35,000 persons, as miners and service providers  Employment opportunities for young persons from the interior with limited schooling  Opportunities to satisfy need for cash alongside the subsistence economy  For persons with no access to credit, a means of securing capital to start other businesses  Spin-offs to the local trade and industry  About US $ 80,000,000 in State revenues (mainly from tax on diesel fuel; 10 mil. In royalties

11.  Already registered 19,000 people active in the gold fields  Strategic plan forward 2013-2015  School of Mining active in the fields  Hundreds of gold-conflict Interventions  First 4 ASM zones active with training, monitoring and introduction of clean mercury-free methods

16. The way forward

17.  Miners implement alternative practices mining:  Gravimetric table  Concentrators  Pan and Sieves  Shaking table  Moving mixed machines

18.  Concession with strict new conditions which fully appreciate PPP formula (People Planet Profit) for small scale miners  Registered trading of gold and associated business activities  Registered machinery  Monitoring of the small scale mining zones by OGS trough MSC-field offices.

19.  We are on the right track to a well organized, highly productive, efficient and successful small scale mining sector.