IAC celebrates Better Without Mercury and the work that has been accomplished by La Fortaleza since its inception. We congratulate them for maintaining purpose and invite you to join us in supporting their transformational efforts for 2023.

Better Without Mercury (@betterwithoutmercury) is a fundraising campaign to remove mercury contamination and rehabilitate previously contaminated land at La Fortaleza, an artisanal gold mine in Colombia. Link to donate: https://ethicalmetalsmiths.org/donate ⁠⠀

Photo: Rolberto Álvarez, General Assistant of the Gualconda Mine (left) and Christina T. Miller (Sustainable Jewelry Consultant and Ethical Metalsmiths Co-founder, @christinatmiller)