Component 1: Improved policy and regulatory framework
An optimized policy and legal framework supported by a clear vision for ASM as an integrated sub-sector into the overall mining sector will provide an enabling environment for professionalized and economically rewarding small scale mining activities. In such an environment artisanal miners and their families, small enterprises and the wider community can profit. A transparent process envisaged for the granting of titles and locally developed applicable solutions for the registration of artisanal miners will have a beneficial impact far beyond the legalization of mining activities itself. Registered citizens have also access to voting and social services, thus considerably strengthen their self-esteem. Within that framework responsible artisanal mining can develop in harmony with existing natural resource users, especially herders. The project will assist in the development of key elements for the legal framework (law, regulations, guidance on best practice). Participation of all key stakeholders needs to be ensured to create ownership and achieve compliance with the regulations.

Component 2: Improved institutional structures and organizations and social issues solved
Project will assist in facilitation and formation of strong grassroots initiatives among the artisanal miners. Local communities first need to organize themselves, then regional structures will follow, culminating in the formation of a National Artisanal Miners Council. International experiences show that an ecologically adapted use of natural resources can not be managed by single households but only by a group of users. Even now artisanal mining communities in the country consist of several groups that can be sub-divided into families or households. Each group has an informal leader, normally an experienced person, who is trusted by the other group members. The challenge is to help the communities to formalize some of the informal structures, train the key representatives and enable them to effectively speak for their community and access privileges and rights available to them. Further on the project will support the establishment and operation of civil society organizations at regional and national levels to coordinate artisanal mining activities. The program will support capacity development and strengthen good governance among key stakeholders with special focus on MRPAM, SAMD and its representatives in local areas.

Component 3: Improved local economic development and responsible artisanal mining
To reach Outcome 3 the project will support know-how and technology transfer on a regional, national and international level. This includes testing, upscaling and disseminate of environmentally friendly (chemicals free), cost-effective, efficient and safe technology for artisanal miners. It is important that technology transfer is accompanied with appropriate theoretical and practical training to ensure compliance with safety regulations and for optimal use of the technology. Further, the strategy of the project is to support artisanal miners to become sustainable entrepreneurial entities, (SMEs), which will generate formal employment and allow for diversification of labor and products (e.g. gold washing services, adventure tourism, production of mining equipment or jewelry). The formation of diversified SMEs within the artisanal mining sub-sector will indirectly contribute to local economic development.

Component 4: Environment
Environmentally better performing technologies are substituting traditional and harmful methods and reclamation and restoration of ASM degraded land will be gradually improved. Assisted by trained mediators conflicts will be dealt with in a peaceful and participatory way, thus leading to widely accepted resource use agreements among local stakeholders.  Social responsibility and the principles of sustainability in the mining administration of Mongolia will be modeled through the project. Thereby the door is opened for a remarkable contribution of MRPAM to poverty alleviation in rural Mongolia and the optimization of mineral resources exploitation in terms of meso and macro economic benefits.