Responsible tin pioneer named in Top 100 Women in Mining

Nov 19, 2018

The Women in Mining organisation has recognised the pioneering work of Kay Nimmo at the International Tin Association in achieving practical solutions to the challenges of responsible minerals sourcing. Kay has worked tirelessly over the past decade to create and...

LME proposes responsible sourcing requirements

Oct 23, 2018

The London Metal Exchange (LME) published a position paper in early October outlining proposed responsible sourcing requirements for LME-listed producer brands. Tin has been listed alongside cobalt as an “automatic higher-focus metal” within the proposals. The LME’s...

The ITA joins the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals

Jul 25, 2018

The ITA has recently joined the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM), a multi-stakeholder partnership established to create better social and economic conditions for mine workers and local mining communities that source tin, tantalum, tungsten and...

UK MP meets International Tin Association on conflict minerals

May 10, 2018

UK Member of Parliament Anne Main has met with the International Tin Association as part of her campaign to highlight the need for greater UK government support of measures to regulate minerals supply chains, ensuring that armed conflict and human rights abuses are...

Nigeria artisanal tin mine healing ancient wounds

May 2, 2018

The discovery of a tin deposit in central Nigeria has prompted cooperation between former rival communities to jointly develop an artisanal mining operation, as reported by the BBC World Service. Conflict between two ethnic groups, the Fulani herders and Berom farmers...

LME launches responsible sourcing plan

Apr 30, 2018

The London Metals Exchange (LME) has announced that all companies trading on the exchange must comply with OECD responsible sourcing guidelines, or risk being delisted. The move, announced earlier this month at the OECD in Paris, follows reports that LME-traded cobalt...