Minister: Rwanda mining sector will keep growing

Rwanda’s mining sector output grew by 34% in 2010 compared to the previous year and will continue to expand in 2011, the Minister of Forestry and Mineral Resources, Christophe Bazivamo told the New Times newspaper. Mineral exports generated $96.4 million last...

Rwanda begins tagging minerals

Rwanda’s New Times newspaper reported that the country’s Geology and Mines Authority (OGMR), has set up a mineral tagging and sealing scheme, internationally recognized as the iTSCi project, which aims to curb illegal trading of “conflict...

ITRI letter to SEC relating to Dodd Frank January 2011


TRI is pleased to provide further comments to SEC for the current consultation on the proposed rule for conflict minerals. Please read these additional remarks in conjunction with our previous comment letter of 22 November 2010. DOWNLOAD PDF...

Urgent funding call for iTSCi conflict mineral programme

ITRI and the Tantalum Niobium International Study Center (T.I.C.) today launched an urgent funding call to address the need for immediate expansion and implementation of the ITRI Tin Supply Chain Initiative (iTSCi) due diligence scheme in the Democratic Republic of...

MSC clarifies conflict tin position

Malaysia Smelting Corporation has rejected suggestions that the acceptability of its tin has been adversely affected by impending US legislation, Metal Bulletin reports. MSC was responding to an earlier MB report that buyers were wary of accepting its tin, as it was a...