Eurasian Resources copper, cobalt facility in the DRC to undergo Responsible Minerals Assurance Process

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2020 | 3:10 am Battery Metals Africa Cobalt Copper 
Eurasian Resources copper, cobalt facility in the DRC to undergo Responsible Minerals Assurance Process
Metalkol facility in Kolwezi, DRC. (Image by Eurasian Resources Group).

Eurasian Resources Group announced that Metalkol RTR, its hydro-metallurgical copper and cobalt facility in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has committed to undergoing the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process, a flagship programme of the Responsible Minerals Initiative. 

Known as RMAP, the Process was developed to meet the requirements of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, the Regulation (EU) 2017/821 of the European Parliament and the U.S. Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. 

The RMAP uses an independent third-party, risk-based assessment of smelter/refiner management systems and sourcing practices

It uses an independent third-party, risk-based assessment of smelter/refiner management systems and sourcing practices to validate conformance with standards related to responsibly sourced minerals in their supply chains. 

“Cobalt’s role in the world economy is only set to increase as it is a key ingredient in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage which will power the green recovery,” Benedikt Sobotka, CEO of Eurasian Resources Group, said in a media statement. “It is vital that the cobalt in these products is sourced responsibly and sustainably, and we have committed to this through our Clean Cobalt Framework, the Cobalt Industry Responsible Assessment Framework and the RMAP.”

Prior to this commitment, the Luxembourg-based miner joined forces with international development organization Pact to implement the initiative “Children out of Mining-Northern Kolwezi.”

Congo’s Kolwezi region hosts the Metalkol RTR operation. This is why the company has made it a point of honour to promote responsible and sustainable cobalt production in this area. 

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