Lifting of DRC mining suspension & future of iTSCi

Mar 9, 2011

ITRI was very pleased to hear of the decision of the Government of the DRC to lift the mining suspension which has been in place in the Provinces of North and South Kivu and Maniema since early September 2010; the key cassiterite mining areas of central Africa. As...

DR Congo to lift eastern mining ban

Mar 2, 2011

Democratic Republic of Congo will lift the mining ban which it imposed on its eastern provinces last September to cut off funding to armed groups on 10 March, Mines Minister Martin Kabwelulu told Reuters. The six month ban on mining activities and exports by President...

ITRI letter to SEC relating to Dodd Frank February 2011


Feb 25, 2011

TRI has previously provided comments to SEC on 22 November 2010, and 27 January 2011. We now submit additional remarks on the potential cost and timescale of implementation of due diligence systems in the upstream supply chain (mine to smelter). DOWNLOAD PDF...

DR Congo ban may be phased out

Feb 9, 2011

The Democratic Republic of Congo, is considering phasing out a ban on mining in three eastern provinces that was aimed at halting illegal trade, Bloomberg reported. “Mines could be reopened quickly,” Mines Minister Martin Kabwelulu told a mining conference...