The latest news about the US conflict minerals law is that California State has become the first state in the United State to pass its own conflict minerals legislation. This legislation mirrors Section 1502 of the national legislation, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (simply referred to as the “Dodd-Frank Act”), which also aims at addressing the problem of conflict minerals originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Assessing the Dodd-Frank Act and its chances of success in the Democratic Republic Congo
The latest news about the US conflict minerals law is that California State has become the first state in the United State to pass its own conflict minerals legislation. This legislation mirrors Section 1502 of the national legislation, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (simply referred to as the “Dodd-Frank Act”), which also aims at addressing the problem of conflict minerals originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Chaos Reigns Supreme in Marange Diamonds Fields
Directors belonging to the two companies illegally mining in the hotly disputed Marange diamond fields have been hogging the limelight for the wrong reasons in the past t...
Les Torchons Brûlent entre la RDC et l’Angola sur les Zones D’exploitation du Pétrole
La République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) est certes un pays qui a vécu des années de l’industrie minière (cuivre, cobalt, étain, manganèse, diamant,…), mais l’exploitati...
Evolution du Processus de Renégociation des Contrats Miniers en RDC
Le Gouvernement de la République Démocratique du Congo a approuvé le rapport de la Commission de révisitation des contrats miniers dans son Conseil des Ministres du 19 dé...
Costing the smog that i breathe
The environment, atmosphere and structures of the small mining town of Selebi-Phikwe in Botswana are harshly reminiscent of colonial times. Such a scenario is hardly uniq...
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- RDC - La position des OSC sur la décision de l’ITIE de suspendre la R.D.Congo de l’ITIE
- Poverty amid mineral resources a contradiction
- SARW wins Zambian environmental award
- LCD wants more control of mines
- Zambia suspends exports of metals
- Water and copper under the bridge
- Deputy Director: Southern Africa Resource Watch
- Transparency a cure for the 'resources curse'
- The Zimbabwe government has threatened to cancel the mining licence of South African-owned platinum giant Zimplats
- Zimbabwe: Mining Firms Under Fire
- Ruling of the Superior Court of Quebec in Anvil Mining v. ACCI
- Zimbabwe - Another tough law for Zim miners
- La mine de Kipushi subit une cure de dénoyage et d’assèchement
- African finance ministers respond to impacts of commodity price spikes, call for diversification of their economies
SARW in the news
- Deputy Director: Southern Africa Resource Watch
- Zimbabwe: Mining Firms Under Fire
- Ruling of the Superior Court of Quebec in Anvil Mining v. ACCI
- Incentivos e isenções fiscais para Mozal e Sasol não tem nenhum sentido
- ZIMBABWE’S ‘DIRTY’ DIAMONDS: TIME FOR SOUTH AFRICA’S NEW RECLAMATION GROUP TO COME CLEAN
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