Rwanda Tags Minerals to Stem Illegal Trade

The Rwanda Geology and Mines Authority (OGMR), has set up a mineral tagging and sealing scheme that 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 (DRC), marked as a conflict zone, and her neighbouring countries.

Kigali, Rwanda

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