The National Precious Metal Forum was held on April 12, 2023, with the aim of making the trade and production sector of precious metals known to the public. The forum, which is being held for the second year, was initiated by the National Association of Precious Metals, and jointly organized by the Financial Regulation Committee and the planet-GOLD Mongolia project.

In the first part of the forum, presentations were made on topics such as problems in the precious metals industry, gold trade, transparency of origin, small-scale mining and ore processing activities, and solutions to them, and relevant information from the Financial Regulatory Committee and the Ministry of Culture were distributed to the participants of the forum. planet-GOLD Mongolia project also discussed the report on “Current situation and registering the origin of gold by small-scale mining”.

In the second part of the forum, a panel discussion was held on the topic “Possible ways for government agencies to participate in solving the problems faced by industry participants”. About 60 officials from the relevant government and non-government organizations participated in the national forum. The report on the implementation of the recommendations from the “National Precious Metals Forum 2022” was presented to the participants, and at the end of the forum, the draft recommendations for this year, were prepared.

The goal of the planet-GOLD project, one of the main organizer, is to contribute to the reduction of mercury consumption by increasing the formalization of small-scale mining, establishing gold provenance and supply chains, and introducing new technologies and best practices in gold ore processing. The planet-GOLD project is funded by the United Nations Environment Program and the

United Nations Industrial Development Organization with funding from the Global Environment Facility and is being implemented by the Artisanal Gold Council in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment and Tourism.