Release of the 3rd edition of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance

The 3rd Edition of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance was published in April 2016 in order to clarify that the Guidance applies to all mineral supply chains. Due to the presence of the specific supplements for 3T minerals and gold associated with the Guidance, some...

iTSCi incidents noted in Apple Inc’s Conflict Mineral Report

The recent Conflict Minerals Report (CMR) from Apple Inc (here) described how the company performed due diligence in 2015, including review of more than 700 iTSCi incident report summaries. iTSCi is pleased to co-operate with member companies making use of incident...

Roland Chavasse joins iTSCi Governance Committee

iTSCi are delighted to welcome Roland Chavasse, the newly appointed director of the Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center (T.I.C.) to the iTSCi Governance Committee. Roland has a wealth of experience in metals and mining, coming from a background that includes...