EU draft regulation on mineral due diligence on conflict and risk

The European Union (EU) Trade Directorate today released a proposal for a regulation for a system of supply chain due diligence self-certification of ‘responsible importers’ of tin, tantalum, tungsten (3T) minerals and metal, and gold metal into Europe....

Dubai’s first conflict gold audit never saw the light of day

According to a recently released Global Witness report ‘City of Gold’ and a former partner at Ernst & Young, the firm turned a blind eye when major audit failures at Dubai’s biggest gold refinery went unpublished. The report alleges that the...

iTSCi extends into conflict-free areas of North Kivu, DRC

Preparations have got underway to extend the iTSCi traceability and due diligence programme into North Kivu, DRC to work at the mine concession of Mwangachuchu Hizi International (MHI) in Masisi Territory from where conflict-free minerals could be exported in a few...