Rwanda First Nation to Issue Rare Earth Conflict-Free Certificate

AllAfrica.com reported Rwanda will be the first nation to issue a conflict-free certificate for rare earths mined in the country.

As quoted in the market news:

The implementation of the protocol on illegal exploitation of natural resources was a basis under which the Rwanda Geology and Mines Authority early this year set up a mineral tagging and sealing scheme, internationally recognized as the iTSCi project, which aims to curb illegal trading of minerals.

It targets to curb illegal trade in four conflict minerals; gold, tin, tantalum and tantalite, between the Democratic Republic of Congo, marked as a conflict zone, and her neighboring countries.