Important developments in conflict minerals regulation

In recent days, activity proposing regulation of conflict minerals trade in both the EU and Canada has been launched. Firstly, the EU has begun a consultation period running up to 26 June 2013 on a possible initiative on responsible sourcing of minerals originating...

CFTI Partners visit South Kivu to view project success

To promote responsible sourcing and economic development in the DRC industry and Government partners started a conflict-free tin initiative (CFTI) in the Province of South Kivu in October 2012. Those partners, led by Jaime de Bourbon Parme, Special Envoy for Natural...

Rwanda to expedite enactment of new minerals law

Rwanda has announced work to expedite the enactment of a new mining law in order to make the sector an even greater contributor to economic development. The Government now intends to have the new law, now at the draft stage, passed by Parliament before June in order...

Rwanda installing computerised mining cadastre system

As reported in Mining Weekly, an 18 month project has begun to implement a computerised mining cadastre system, FlexiCadastre, for the Rwandan Geology and Mines Department. The system will replace the current paper based system and is expected to attract investment...