Our work
We work with diverse clients to deliver inventive and impactful solutions.
In many cases, mineral matters are sensitive. We are grateful to the following clients for allowing us to speak publicly about our work.
We work with diverse clients to deliver inventive and impactful solutions.
In many cases, mineral matters are sensitive. We are grateful to the following clients for allowing us to speak publicly about our work.
Levin Sources prepared the environment management measures linked to ASM and provided advice on LSM – ASM relations, including LSM operations and relationships with illegal stone pickers.
The Kenya Extractives Programme (K-EXPRO) is a UK Department for International Development (DFID) funded programme that aims to contribute to poverty reduction in Kenya through inclusive and sustainable economic development within the extractive industries. Oxford Policy Management, who is implementing K-EXPRO on behalf of DFID, contracted Levin Sources to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Mining in Kenya. The focus of the work was to support measures to improve management of the ASM sector.
Recognising the significant contribution SMEs make in EU imports of tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold (3TGs), the EC commissioned Levin Sources to design a support system to develop SMEs’ understanding of the concept and benefits of supply chain due diligence, and to build their capacity to empower them to perform it on their mineral supply chains in a way that limits administrative burden.
Levin Sources was instrumental in helping the client understand the complexity of the ASM presence on the local community, and provided a range of possible tactical and strategic interventions, some of which were subsequently acted on and incorporated in to the wider risk, security and community engagement processes.
“By combining its expertise in minerals value chain with our vision and quest for excellence, Levin Sources has been a valuable partner in consolidating and enhancing Valcambi’s strategies on responsible sourcing”
"Working with the Levin Sources team has always helped Solidaridad gain important new insight for our programme strategy. The team draws from a broad network and deep knowledge of the mining and minerals value chain. Not only are they experts in the sector, they also bring top-notch professionalism and integrity."
In 2015, Levin Sources and The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime came together around a shared urgency to better understand how illicit financial flows act as impediments to the formalisation of Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM), with a focus on gold.
ASM-PACE addressed the impacts of Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) occurring in protected areas and critical ecosystems (PACE).
Levin Sources created a tool to support the operationalisation of the 2012 Washington Declaration on Integrating Development of Artisanal and Small Scale Diamond Mining within Kimberly Process Implementation.
Levin Sources facilitated an international symposium bringing together leaders of knowledge initiatives in the field of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). Participants scoped opportunities for cooperation and knowledge sharing between them, setting up opportunities to drive greater impact for artisanal miners and their communities around the world.
Our case study of international best practices in ASM rehabilitation draws upon examples from arid and semi-arid ecosystems in Africa, Latin America, and Asia that have demonstrated success and are relevant to the Mongolian context.
Levin Sources conducted a situational analysis and sustainability assessment to aid the Group’s understanding of the local situation as a starting point for exploring ways to support sustainable growth through responsible sourcing. We also supported IDH in project managing and convening the group, and presented our findings at an ITRI tin event in Bangka in December 2013.