Failure to secure licences slows export of Rwanda’s minerals
Rwanda’s mining sector has been affected by depressed metal prices. PHOTO | FILE
Phoenix Metals Ltd — a leading tin smelter in Kigali — has failed to secure a conflict-free smelting certificate to enable it to export freely to global markets.
This follows the strict enforcement of the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI), under the global Conflict-Free Smelter Programme (CFSP) that has made tracing, auditing and certification of minerals compulsory to ensure that they are “conflict-free.”
