Good news from the end of the African tin supply chain

Dec 9, 2011

The iTSCI supply chain traceability scheme has been operating in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Katanga province for some time now, with plans for a further roll-out and pilot studies underway in other DRC provinces and neighbouring countries. In...

Public-private alliance for conflict free minerals trade

Nov 18, 2011

In a Washington, D.C. ceremony on November 15, the US-based capacity building organisation Pact launched a Public-Private Alliance for a Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA) with the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and a...

ITRI letter to SEC relating to Dodd Frank October 2011


Oct 31, 2011

ITRI has previously provided comments to SEC on 22 November 2010, 27 January 2011 and 25 February 2011. ITRI also participated in the SEC roundtable held on 18th October 2011 in Washington and the ITRI statement from the meeting is included in Annex 1.   DOWNLOAD...

Rwanda to send back smuggled minerals

Oct 14, 2011

The Rwandan government has announced that it will send back 70 tonnes of untagged minerals smuggled into the country to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The local New Times newspaper quoted Dr Michael Biryabarema, the Director General for Mines and Geology in the...

SEC to hold conflict minerals roundtable

Oct 2, 2011

The US Securities and Exchange Commission will host a public meeting next month to discuss the looming “conflict metals” law. The 18 October roundtable will cover implementation of the new regulations, which require companies to disclose products that may...