Last October, a global coalition of partners began a search for the best solutions to address challenges related to artisanal and small-scale mining - from the destruction of rainforests, to widespread mercury contamination, and the health & safety of mining communities.

This international competition aims to promote solutions to supply-chain, data-collection, and environmental problems associated with artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) worldwide. $750,000 will be awarded to innovators with winning solutions, which will also receive support, incubation, commercialization, and assistance scaling these solutions so that they will be adopted around the world.