DR Congo wants large scale tin mines

Nov 1, 2010

The Democratic Republic of Congo government is putting in place measures aimed at attracting large-scale mining corporations in its tin mining sector and ending illegal artisanal mining, the country’s vice prime minister told the Dow Jones news agency on Friday....

First iTSCi supply chain partner visit to Eastern DRC

Oct 5, 2010

Tin, tantalum and electronics industry project partners spent the last 10 days visiting DRC and Rwanda in order to see recent progress in the iTSCi mineral traceability project implementation on the ground. This is the first time that such a delegation representing...

DR Congo mining ban to be lifted soon

Oct 1, 2010

Democratic Republic of Congo will soon lift a ban on mining in its troubled eastern provinces, its mines minister told Reuters. On September 11, the government banned mining in North Kivu, South Kivu and Maniema, provinces which account for about 85% of the...

Rwanda protests new US mineral policy

Aug 17, 2010

The short period the US has given countries to prove their minerals are not from DR Congo will disrupt supply and hurt economies, a Rwandan government told East Africa Business Week. The US financial reform act passed by President Obama on 20 July includes a provision...