Coltan Archives - ITSCI https://www.itsci.org/tag/coltan/ Supporting responsible minerals Fri, 02 May 2025 15:07:04 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 ITSCI comments on recent Global Witness investigation https://www.itsci.org/2025/05/02/itsci-comments-on-recent-global-witness-investigation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=itsci-comments-on-recent-global-witness-investigation Fri, 02 May 2025 15:07:04 +0000 https://www.itsci.org/?p=11201 A publication by Global Witness from 16th April titled “New investigations suggests EU trader Traxys buys conflict minerals from DRC” suggests that large volumes of coltan connected to the conflict in Eastern DRC have entered mineral supply chains via local exporters in Rwanda. We regret that ITSCI was not approached for inputs on allegations that […]

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]]> Coltan listed by DRC as ‘strategic’ https://www.itsci.org/2018/12/11/coltan-listed-by-drc-as-strategic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coltan-listed-by-drc-as-strategic Tue, 11 Dec 2018 10:18:58 +0000 https://www.itsci.org/?p=4263 Coltan is among minerals now classified by the DRC as ‘strategic’ substances meaning that it will be subject to an increased royalty rate of 10% under the recently changed Mining Code. According to Reuters, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Mines signed a decree on 24th November 2018 which declared coltan, as well as […]

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