Articles Tagged "cassiterite"

Tin and tantalum industries target 31st March 2011 for full implementation of iTSCi conflict mineral tagging

itri.co.uk reports that tagging requirement will be applicable all to minerals produced in all provinces of the DRC and in adjoining countries such as Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda.

Conflict Minerals: ITRI Supply Chain Initiative Fails to Address Major Issues

The International Tin Research Industry announced that it is moving forward to Phase II of its Tin Supply Chain Initiative (iTSCi). However, there are some major weaknesses in the plan and some say it doesn’t go far enough in addressing the larger issues associated with the DRC conflict mineral trade.