According to REUTERS (WORLD NEWS | Tue Nov 22, 2016 | 1:47pm EST), The European Union agreed a deal on Tuesday to stem the flow of gold and other metals used to fund armed conflicts or produced in conditions that breach human rights. EU importers of tin, tungsten, tantalum, gold and their ores will from 2021 have … Continue reading EU agrees law to curb flow of conflict minerals – much ado about nothing
USGS – Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Occurrence Model
The USGS is an invaluable source of knowledge and information on economic geology (and on most Geology branches, in fact). I have just come across one of their publications; in this case, on VMS deposits – an important source of precious and basic metals (in the world and in Portugal – in our case, for over two … Continue reading USGS – Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Occurrence Model
Responsible sourcing for mining & metals – ICMM
Companies have a shared responsibility for the materials that they produce. Demonstrating value focuses on the two complementary sides of the responsible sourcing debate – sustainable procurement and responsible supply. A client (a small to medium sized operation) recently asked my help to certify the origin of its production in a neighbouring country of DRC. If … Continue reading Responsible sourcing for mining & metals – ICMM
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