Map Shows Gold is Top Conflict Mineral

The Belgium NGO ‘International Peace Information Service’ (IPIS) has been working with the mining cadastre of the DRC (CAMI) to set up a new mapping system to show whether there is any involvement of armed groups at sites in eastern DRC and the first...

EU conflict mineral law proposal delayed

According to EURACTIVE and other reports the proposal for EU legislation on conflict minerals has been delayed until around the end of Q1 2014. This had previously been expected before the end of 2013, but it now appears that the impact assessment performed by the...

Participation in iTSCi reaches 130 companies worldwide

The iTSCi Programme today released information on the extent of the success of this unique conflict mineral supply chain membership programme which now has more than 130 participating companies from the mineral production and trade sector, stretching across 23...

DRC Ministry of Mines and iTSCi seek funds for expansion

An recent evaluation meeting of the iTSCi Programme in the DRC held between technical experts of the national Ministry of Mines and the Programme team helped to cement the strong co-operation between the organisations involved, raise important issues for discussion...

Progress at conflict-free tin mine featured in National Geographic

The iTSCi and CFTI mine in Nyabibwe, South Kivu is featured in the October 2013 edition of National Geographic magazine as an example of positive action against conflict minerals. The site, the original pilot area of the iTSCi Programme in 2010, is reported to be part...