Rwanda government optimistic on mineral tagging

Rwanda’s authorities will achieve tagging of 80% of its minerals by the end of March, in line with US requirements on conflict minerals, the country’s New Times newspaper reported. Michael Biryabarema, Director General of Rwanda Geology and Mines Authority...

New mining rules in DR Congo

Various stakeholders in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining sector have signed a code of conduct designed to reduce fraud and increase transparency, the UN sponsored news service IRIN reported. This coincides with the recent lifting of the mining ban in...

Lifting of DRC mining suspension & future of iTSCi

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...