1. CTC - Certified Trading Chains in mineral production: the general concept Markus Wagner BGR – Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources Brasilia, October 7, 2008 8th annual CASM conference - workshop 7
2. the general problem: illegal mining and trade of mineral resources is a source of finance for violent groups and contributes to regional instability 2 of 11
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8. CTC concept reports commissions places request national certification unit assesses reports engages auditor contractual agreement delivers certified product support through fair price and technology transfer producer: cooperative, small scale mine customer: industrial consumer gives feedback revenues dialogue accompanies international partnership government of producer country consults, supports reputational protection expert (development program etc.) government of consumer country 8 of 11
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11. thanks! for more information: Markus Wagner Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR) e-mail: [email_address] young miner, Nemba, Rwanda 10 of 10
Notas del editor
I would like to present our approach to the implementation of traceability as well as minimum standards in mineral production. We are focusing on the support of artisanal and small scale mining of metals for industrial use. We do not deal with gold, gemstones or jewellery products which are directly linked to end-consumers It is a B2B approach. At present, our regional focus is the Great Lakes region of Central Africa and the metals we are looking at are Tungsten, Tin and Tantalum.