Exhibit 1.01
CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2023
Part I: Introduction
This document constitutes Merck & Co., Inc.’s Conflict Minerals Report (the “Report” or “CMR”) for the year ended December 31, 2023. We have prepared this Report and are issuing it in accordance with the requirements of Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and in connection with Merck & Co., Inc.’s disclosure filed on the specialized disclosure form (“Form SD”). Any references to “Merck,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Merck & Co., Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued rules implementing the “Conflict Minerals” disclosure requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “SEC Conflict Minerals Reporting Rule” or the “Rule”). If an SEC registrant manufactures (or contracts to have manufactured) products containing columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite or their derivatives, which are limited to tantalum, tin and tungsten (collectively, “3TG” or “Conflict Minerals”), and the 3TG is necessary to such products’ functionality or production, the Rule requires that registrant to undertake a Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (“RCOI”).
If, as a result of the RCOI, the Company knows or has reason to believe that any 3TG contained in such products originated in the Democratic Republic of Congo or an adjoining country as defined in the Rule (the “Covered Countries”), and is not from recycled or scrap sources, the registrant must exercise due diligence on the source and chain of custody of such minerals. Specifically, registrants must determine whether: (a) any 3TG that is necessary to the functionality or production of a product manufactured or contracted to be manufactured by the registrant originated in the Covered Countries; and (b) any such 3TG directly or indirectly financed or benefitted armed groups in the Covered Countries.
Overview
Merck is a global health care company that delivers innovative health solutions through its prescription medicines, including biologic therapies, vaccines and animal health products. The Company’s operations are principally managed on a product basis and include two operating segments, Pharmaceutical and Animal Health segments, both of which are reportable segments.
The Pharmaceutical segment includes human health pharmaceutical and vaccine products. Human health pharmaceutical products consist of therapeutic and preventive agents, generally sold by prescription, for the treatment of human disorders. The Company sells these human health pharmaceutical products primarily to drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, government agencies and managed health care providers such as health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers and other institutions. Human health vaccine products consist of preventive pediatric, adolescent and adult vaccines. The Company sells these human health vaccines primarily to physicians, wholesalers, physician distributors and government entities.
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The Animal Health segment discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets a wide range of veterinary pharmaceutical and vaccine products, as well as health management solutions and services, for the prevention, treatment and control of disease in all major livestock and companion animal species. The Animal Health segment also offers an extensive suite of digitally connected identification, traceability, and monitoring products. These technology products (collectively referred to as Technology Solutions (“TS”) products) are designed to improve the quality of life of animals, protect the human food chain, and assist in aquaculture conservation efforts. The Company sells TS products to veterinarians, distributors, farmers and pet owners. TS’s suite of products is largely digital, meaning that such products involve a greater potential use of 3TG.
Merck has thousands of direct material suppliers and an extensive internal and external network of manufacturing sites around the world. Given the size and complexity of Merck’s supply chain, Merck is several tiers removed from smelters/refiners and has no direct business relationship with them. As a result, Merck must rely on its direct material suppliers to provide information on their upstream supplier sourcing; this includes country of origin determinations for Conflict Minerals that may go into the materials or product provided by those direct material suppliers to Merck. In addition, the amount of reliable information available globally on the traceability and sourcing of Conflict Minerals is limited, which presents another challenge to our ability to precisely track any Conflict Minerals back to their source and origin, thereby making us more reliant on the information provided by our direct material suppliers and industrial initiatives such as the Responsible Materials Initiative (“RMI”).
Our Conflict Minerals Policy
Merck has established a Conflict Minerals Policy governing its position and commitment on managing the use of Conflict Minerals in its supply chain.
Our Conflict Minerals Public Policy Statement can be found on our website:
https://www.merck.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/124/2020/04/ConflictMinerals_MRK_DEC23.pdf
Our Scoping Assessment
Merck continuously engages in scoping assessment activities to determine which materials and products in our supply chain may contain any Conflict Minerals that may be necessary to the functionality or production of our products, including those made by contract manufacturers or that Merck manufactures along with its joint ventures. Consistent with the Company’s Conflict Minerals Report filed in 2023, Merck has determined that none of our Pharmaceutical or Animal Health medicines, vaccines or biologic products contains 3TG.
Merck does, however, have reason to believe that 3TG may be necessary to the functionality or production of certain TS products, including electronic identification and monitoring tags and collars for livestock, companion animals, and aquaculture. Merck also believes that 3TG may be necessary to the functionality or production of a small number of its product delivery systems and ancillary devices to support the use of certain of our prescription medicines, vaccines and biological products. The products for which Merck believes 3TG may be necessary to the functionality or production are referred to herein as our “in-scope products.” Merck has taken the actions described in Part II and conducted a RCOI of these in-scope products.
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Part II. Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry
For the 2023 reporting period, Merck retained Assent Compliance Inc. (“Assent”), a well-known and well-respected third-party vendor, who used the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”) published by the RMI for the RCOI survey to obtain countries of origin information for any Conflict Mineral smelters/refiners that may exist upstream in our supply chain. Merck, with the assistance of Assent, performed a Conflict Minerals applicability scoping assessment to determine which of our suppliers sell products to Merck that may contain 3TG in their materials or products, or for which 3TG is necessary to the functionality or production of the materials or products.
For the 2023 reporting period, our scoping assessment confirmed that approximately 244 direct material suppliers (including contract manufacturers) were in scope for the 2023 RCOI survey. The reduction in the number of in-scope suppliers from the Company’s Conflict Minerals Report filed in 2023 reflects an effort by the Company to reduce and optimize its supply base. Accordingly, via Assent, we sent the RCOI survey to these suppliers and requested that they identify the smelters/refiners and countries of origin of the Conflict Minerals in products or materials they supply to us.
Each direct material supplier received an introductory email that provided the supplier with information on the SEC Conflict Minerals Reporting Rule and the reasons for contacting them. The suppliers were also provided with information on how to complete the CMRT. Following the initial survey request, reminder emails were sent asking suppliers to complete the RCOI survey.
We received responses from 86 direct material suppliers that were in the RCOI survey. Of these, 49 stated that some 3TG is used in their materials or products or is necessary to the functionality or production of the materials or products purchased by Merck. 47 of the direct material suppliers who responded to our survey identified specific smelters or refiners. Based on the RCOI survey responses received and subsequent smelter/refiner information verification, we have reason to believe that some smelters/refiners identified by our direct material suppliers may be sourcing 3TG from the Covered Countries and that the 3TG does not completely come from recycled or scrap sources; however, we cannot be certain that the identified smelters and refiners supplied 3TG for parts and components supplied to Merck rather than to other customers, and we are continuing to conduct due diligence activities, as described further in Part VI below.
Part III. Design of Conflict Minerals Program
We have designed our due diligence process to conform, in all material respects, with the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (“OECD Guidance”), and related supplements for tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. Summarized below are the design components of our Conflict Minerals program as they relate to the five-step framework from the OECD Guidance.
OECD Step 1: Establish strong company management systems
Conflict Minerals Policy: We have an established Conflict Minerals Public Policy Statement. It is posted on our Company website.
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Conflict Minerals Expectations: We define and communicate our expectations for the responsible sourcing of minerals in our Company’s Business Partner Code of Conduct. All business partners that engage in the manufacture of our products or that supply direct materials are expected to maintain procedures to ensure the responsible sourcing of minerals.
Conflict Minerals Team: We maintain a cross-functional team consisting of Compliance, Legal, and Global Supplier Management that supervises and manages our Conflict Minerals program. We also engage the services of Assent to support the implementation of our program. This team provides program updates to senior management of Global Supplier Management and the Animal Health Division.
Conflict Minerals Training: We train internal staff that have responsibility for sourcing direct materials on the processes and procedures that must be followed when sourcing materials, including those that may potentially contain Conflict Minerals.
Conflict Minerals Information: Through Assent, we provide information and training materials on Conflict Minerals to direct materials suppliers identified as in-scope to receive a supply chain survey to help inform and educate them.
Conflict Minerals Control System: We maintain a Conflict Minerals program that is linked to our supplier sourcing decision-making process. We apply a conflict minerals supply chain system of controls and transparency through the use of the CMRT, to identify the smelters/refiners that process the necessary Conflict Minerals potentially contained in our products.
Conflict Minerals Recordkeeping: We keep business records that relate to our Conflict Minerals program, including the results of RCOI surveys and smelter/refiner due diligence activities, and retain them for at least five years.
Conflict Minerals Contract Clause: There is a Conflict Minerals compliance clause in our contract templates used with direct material suppliers whose materials or products are known to contain Conflict Minerals and for which Conflict Minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of the products. This clause obligates direct material suppliers to use reasonable endeavors to avoid the use or inclusion of Conflict Minerals in products they supply to us.
Grievance Mechanism: We maintain a mechanism to allow employees, suppliers, business partners and other stakeholders to report concerns, including those that relate to our Conflict Minerals program. Concerns may be reported confidentially and anonymously at msdethics.com.
OECD Step 2: Identify and assess risks in our supply chain
Identify: We identify all direct material suppliers, including contract manufacturers and joint venture partners that supply materials and products to our Company which may potentially contain Conflict Minerals and that are considered in-scope.
Survey: For all direct material suppliers whose materials or products are considered likely to contain Conflict Minerals and for which Conflict Minerals are necessary to the production or functionality of the materials or products, we survey (via Assent) these suppliers using the CMRT developed by RMI, requesting them to identify smelters/refiners and countries of origin of the Conflict Minerals in the materials and products they provide to us.
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Follow-Up: When direct material suppliers fail to provide complete and consistent responses to our RCOI survey request in a timely manner, we (via Assent) follow up to obtain the requested information. We (via Assent) sent as many as seven follow-up communications over a period of five months to each supplier that had not responded throughout the duration of the campaign, and our standard TS supplier template agreement requires responses from suppliers with whom we engage.
Compare and Research: Upon receipt of the RCOI survey response, we (via Assent) compare each supplier’s reported list of smelters/refiners against the list of facilities that have received “conformant” or “confirmed” designation from the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”) or other independent third-party audit programs to identify their “conflict-free” status. We rely on RMI data to ascertain the countries of origin of the Conflict Minerals processed by these facilities and, additionally, we leverage the research capabilities of a third-party service provider to attempt to identify the countries of origin for supplier identified smelters/refiners that are not disclosed by the RMI.
Document: At the conclusion of the process, we document the smelters/refiners and related countries of origin information for supplier identified smelters/refiners.
OECD Step 3: Execute a strategy to respond to identified risks
Our Conflict Minerals Team meets with relevant business sourcing managers to discuss and agree upon the actions Merck will take to maintain supplier compliance with our Conflict Minerals Policy. Our risk mitigation efforts are specifically related to our Conflict Minerals Policy, with the goal of bringing each surveyed supplier into compliance with our requirements.
OECD Step 4: Carry out independent third-party audits
Merck relies on the independent third-party audits of smelters/refiners that are conducted as part of the RMAP, which evaluates the procurement practices of smelters and refiners that process and provide Conflict Minerals to our supply chain.
OECD Step 5: Report annually on Supply Chain Due Diligence
Merck reports its annual Conflict Minerals due diligence results to the SEC and makes the report available on the Company website at
https://www.merck.com/company-overview/responsibility/transparency-disclosures/.
The information on this website is not incorporated by reference into this CMR and does not constitute a part of this CMR.
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Part IV: Due Diligence Performed
Below is a summary of the due diligence activities Merck performed for this reporting period, including activities performed by Assent:
| · | Issued requests to all in-scope suppliers to complete/return a CMRT to obtain smelter/refiner and countries of origin information for the materials/products they provided to Merck in 2023. |
| · | Performed verification activities to determine if any of the smelters/refiners disclosed by suppliers are Conflict Minerals processing facilities, using the Standard Smelter List published by RMI. |
| ◦ | Where a supplier-identified smelter/refiner was confirmed as a Conflict Minerals processing facility, we evaluated whether that smelter/refiner was certified as “conformant” or “active” using the RMAP, or other equivalent validation program. |
| · | Contacted surveyed suppliers on responses to supply chain surveys that we identified as having incomplete or potentially inaccurate information to seek additional clarifying information. |
| · | Monitored and tracked surveyed suppliers to determine their progress in meeting our Company’s Conflict Minerals reporting requirements. |
| · | Contacted suppliers that did not respond to our supply chain survey request and asked them to provide an updated CMRT. |
| · | Participated in an outreach program to smelters and refiner facilities not currently enrolled in the RMAP to encourage their participation. |
| · | Reported on the status of our Conflict Minerals program to senior management in our Global Supplier Management Group and Animal Health Division. |
| · | Provided Conflict Minerals training to new internal sourcing professionals involved in direct material sourcing activities. |
Part V: Results of Due Diligence
During this reporting period, we confirmed that none of our Pharmaceutical or Animal Health medicines, vaccines or biologic products contains any 3TG; however, Merck does have reason to believe 3TG may be necessary to the functionality or production of certain TS products as well as a small number of its product delivery systems and ancillary devices to support the use of certain of our pharmaceutical and animal medicines, vaccines and biological products.
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Merck cannot at this time draw any definitive conclusions about the countries of origin for, or the conformant status of, all identified smelters/refiners that may be necessary to its in-scope products’ functionality or production. The majority of the smelters/refiners identified by our suppliers were at company-level of their upstream suppliers and, therefore, potentially not relevant to the materials or products they supply to us.
Although some or all of the information in Appendix I and Appendix II below may not be relevant to any Merck product, Merck has chosen to aggregate the smelter/refiner data for all responding in-scope suppliers that identified smelters/refiners and report it in the Appendices below for the reasons noted above.
Our efforts to determine the countries of origin for supplier identified smelters/refiners is, as described in this report, reliant on the “conformant” smelter/refiner information provided by RMI.
| Total Number of Smelters/ Refiners Identified By our Direct Material Suppliers | Number of Confirmed Smelters/ Refiners | Number of “Conformant” Smelters/Refiners |
| 351 | 351 | 225 |
Notes:
“Confirmed” means smelters/refiners appear on the Standard Smelter List of the RMI’s CMRT. “Conformant” means smelters/refiners are conformant with the RMAP assessment protocols. The compliance status reflected in the table is based solely on information published by RMI.
Part VI: Future Due Diligence Measures
Merck is continuing to execute the activities described in Part III “Design of Conflict Minerals Program” and Part IV “Due Diligence Performed” for the next reporting period.
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Appendix I: Smelter or Refiner Information
This list includes the facilities which, to the extent known, processed Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten and Gold in Merck’s supply chain. Merck conducts no direct transactions and has no contractual relationships with these smelters and refiner facilities nor their sources of ore.
The information provided in the list is an aggregation of data received from our direct material suppliers and not a confirmation of Conflict Minerals contained in our products. Since many of the identified smelters/refiners were disclosed at the company-level by our direct material suppliers, Merck is unable to confirm which specific smelters/refiners were actually linked to our products. Therefore, the list may contain smelters/refiners that do not relate directly to Merck’s products.
| Metal | Smelter | Country | Smelter ID | RMI Audit Status |
| Tungsten | A.L.M.T. Corp. | Japan | CID000004 | * |
| Gold | Advanced Chemical Company | United States Of America | CID000015 | ** |
| Gold | Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID000019 | * |
| Gold | Agosi AG | Germany | CID000035 | * |
| Gold | Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) | Uzbekistan | CID000041 | * |
| Gold | AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao | Brazil | CID000058 | * |
| Gold | Argor-Heraeus S.A. | Switzerland | CID000077 | * |
| Gold | Asahi Pretec Corp. | Japan | CID000082 | * |
| Gold | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID000090 | * |
| Gold | Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. | Turkey | CID000103 | |
| Tungsten | Kennametal Huntsville | United States Of America | CID000105 | * |
| Gold | Aurubis AG | Germany | CID000113 | * |
| Gold | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) | Philippines | CID000128 | * |
| Gold | Boliden AB | Sweden | CID000157 | * |
| Gold | C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG | Germany | CID000176 | * |
| Gold | Caridad | Mexico | CID000180 | |
| Gold | CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation | Canada | CID000185 | * |
| Gold | Cendres + Metaux S.A. | Switzerland | CID000189 | |
| Gold | Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd. | China | CID000197 | |
| Tungsten | Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | CID000218 | * |
| Tin | Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | China | CID000228 | * |
| Gold | Chimet S.p.A. | Italy | CID000233 | * |
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| Tungsten | Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | CID000258 | * |
| Gold | Chugai Mining | Japan | CID000264 | * |
| Tungsten | CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd. | China | CID000281 | |
| Tantalum | Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd. | China | CID000291 | * |
| Tin | Alpha | United States Of America | CID000292 | * |
| Tin | PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera | Indonesia | CID000309 | * |
| Tin | PT Premium Tin Indonesia | Indonesia | CID000313 | * |
| Gold | Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd. | China | CID000343 | |
| Gold | DSC (Do Sung Corporation) | Korea, Republic Of | CID000359 | * |
| Gold | Dowa | Japan | CID000401 | * |
| Tin | Dowa | Japan | CID000402 | * |
| Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant | Japan | CID000425 | * |
| Tin | EM Vinto | Bolivia (Plurinational State Of) | CID000438 | * |
| Tin | Estanho de Rondonia S.A. | Brazil | CID000448 | * |
| Tantalum | F&X Electro-Materials Ltd. | China | CID000460 | * |
| Tin | Fenix Metals | Poland | CID000468 | * |
| Gold | JSC Novosibirsk Refinery | Russian Federation | CID000493 | |
| Gold | Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd. | China | CID000522 | |
| Tin | Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. | China | CID000538 | * |
| Tin | Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | China | CID000555 | |
| Tungsten | Global Tungsten & Powders LLC | United States Of America | CID000568 | * |
| Tantalum | XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED | China | CID000616 | * |
| Gold | Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd. | China | CID000651 | |
| Gold | Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd. | China | CID000671 | |
| Gold | LT Metal Ltd. | Korea, Republic Of | CID000689 | * |
| Gold | Heimerle + Meule GmbH | Germany | CID000694 | * |
| Gold | Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd. | China | CID000707 | * |
| Gold | Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG | Germany | CID000711 | * |
| Tungsten | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | China | CID000766 | * |
| Gold | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | China | CID000767 | |
| Tungsten | Hunan Jintai New Material Co., Ltd. | China | CID000769 | |
| Gold | Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd. | China | CID000773 |
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| Gold | HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD. | Korea, Republic Of | CID000778 | |
| Gold | Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd. | China | CID000801 | * |
| Gold | Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID000807 | * |
| Gold | Istanbul Gold Refinery | Turkey | CID000814 | * |
| Gold | Japan Mint | Japan | CID000823 | * |
| Tungsten | Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID000825 | * |
| Gold | Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. | China | CID000855 | * |
| Tantalum | JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | China | CID000914 | * |
| Tantalum | Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. | China | CID000917 | * |
| Gold | Asahi Refining USA Inc. | United States Of America | CID000920 | * |
| Gold | Asahi Refining Canada Ltd. | Canada | CID000924 | * |
| Gold | JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant | Russian Federation | CID000927 | |
| Gold | JSC Uralelectromed | Russian Federation | CID000929 | |
| Gold | JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID000937 | * |
| Tin | Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC | China | CID000942 | |
| Gold | Kazakhmys Smelting LLC | Kazakhstan | CID000956 | |
| Gold | Kazzinc | Kazakhstan | CID000957 | * |
| Tungsten | Kennametal Fallon | United States Of America | CID000966 | * |
| Gold | Kennecott Utah Copper LLC | United States Of America | CID000969 | * |
| Gold | Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID000981 | * |
| Gold | Kyrgyzaltyn JSC | Kyrgyzstan | CID001029 | |
| Gold | L'azurde Company For Jewelry | Saudi Arabia | CID001032 | |
| Gold | Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd. | China | CID001056 | |
| Gold | Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd. | China | CID001058 | |
| Tin | China Tin Group Co., Ltd. | China | CID001070 | * |
| Tantalum | AMG Brasil | Brazil | CID001076 | * |
| Gold | LS-NIKKO Copper Inc. | Korea, Republic Of | CID001078 | * |
| Gold | Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd. | China | CID001093 | |
| Tin | Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) | Malaysia | CID001105 | * |
| Gold | Materion | United States Of America | CID001113 | * |
| Gold | Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID001119 | * |
| Tin | Metallic Resources, Inc. | United States Of America | CID001142 | * |
| Gold | Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd. | China | CID001147 | * |
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| Gold | Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd. | China | CID001149 | * |
| Gold | Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. | Singapore | CID001152 | * |
| Gold | Metalor Technologies S.A. | Switzerland | CID001153 | * |
| Gold | Metalor USA Refining Corporation | United States Of America | CID001157 | * |
| Gold | Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V. | Mexico | CID001161 | * |
| Tantalum | Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. | India | CID001163 | * |
| Tin | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | Brazil | CID001173 | * |
| Tantalum | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | Brazil | CID001175 | * |
| Tin | Minsur | Peru | CID001182 | * |
| Gold | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | Japan | CID001188 | * |
| Tin | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | Japan | CID001191 | * |
| Tantalum | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID001192 | * |
| Gold | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID001193 | * |
| Tantalum | NPM Silmet AS | Estonia | CID001200 | * |
| Gold | Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant | Russian Federation | CID001204 | |
| Gold | Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S. | Turkey | CID001220 | * |
| Tin | Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd. | China | CID001231 | * |
| Gold | Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat | Uzbekistan | CID001236 | * |
| Gold | Nihon Material Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID001259 | * |
| Tantalum | Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. | China | CID001277 | * |
| Tin | Novosibirsk Tin Combine | Russian Federation | CID001305 | |
| Tin | O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | Thailand | CID001314 | * |
| Gold | Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID001325 | * |
| Gold | OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet) | Russian Federation | CID001326 | |
| Tin | Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A. | Bolivia (Plurinational State Of) | CID001337 | * |
| Gold | MKS PAMP SA | Switzerland | CID001352 | * |
| Gold | Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. | China | CID001362 | |
| Gold | Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals | Russian Federation | CID001386 | |
| Gold | PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk | Indonesia | CID001397 | * |
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| Tin | PT Artha Cipta Langgeng | Indonesia | CID001399 | * |
| Tin | PT Babel Inti Perkasa | Indonesia | CID001402 | * |
| Tin | PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari | Indonesia | CID001406 | * |
| Tin | PT Bangka Tin Industry | Indonesia | CID001419 | ** |
| Tin | PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera | Indonesia | CID001421 | * |
| Tin | PT Bukit Timah | Indonesia | CID001428 | * |
| Tin | PT Mitra Stania Prima | Indonesia | CID001453 | * |
| Tin | PT Panca Mega Persada | Indonesia | CID001457 | |
| Tin | PT Prima Timah Utama | Indonesia | CID001458 | * |
| Tin | PT Refined Bangka Tin | Indonesia | CID001460 | * |
| Tin | PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa | Indonesia | CID001463 | * |
| Tin | PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa | Indonesia | CID001468 | * |
| Tin | PT Timah Tbk Kundur | Indonesia | CID001477 | * |
| Tin | PT Timah Tbk Mentok | Indonesia | CID001482 | * |
| Tin | PT Timah Nusantara | Indonesia | CID001486 | * |
| Tin | PT Tinindo Inter Nusa | Indonesia | CID001490 | * |
| Tin | PT Tommy Utama | Indonesia | CID001493 | * |
| Gold | PX Precinox S.A. | Switzerland | CID001498 | * |
| Tantalum | QuantumClean | United States Of America | CID001508 | * |
| Gold | Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd. | South Africa | CID001512 | * |
| Tantalum | Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | China | CID001522 | * |
| Gold | Royal Canadian Mint | Canada | CID001534 | * |
| Tin | Rui Da Hung | Taiwan, Province Of China | CID001539 | * |
| Gold | Sabin Metal Corp. | United States Of America | CID001546 | |
| Gold | Samduck Precious Metals | Korea, Republic Of | CID001555 | |
| Gold | Samwon Metals Corp. | Korea, Republic Of | CID001562 | |
| Gold | SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A. | Spain | CID001585 | * |
| Gold | Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd. | China | CID001619 | |
| Gold | Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd. | China | CID001622 | * |
| Gold | Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd. | China | CID001736 | * |
| Gold | SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals | Russian Federation | CID001756 | |
| Gold | Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. | Taiwan, Province Of China | CID001761 | * |
| Tantalum | Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO | Russian Federation | CID001769 | |
| Gold | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID001798 | * |
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| Gold | Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd. | Taiwan, Province Of China | CID001810 | |
| Tantalum | Taki Chemical Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID001869 | * |
| Gold | Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. | Japan | CID001875 | * |
| Tantalum | Telex Metals | United States Of America | CID001891 | * |
| Tin | Thaisarco | Thailand | CID001898 | * |
| Tin | Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd. | China | CID001908 | |
| Gold | Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM | China | CID001909 | |
| Gold | Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd. | China | CID001916 | * |
| Gold | Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID001938 | * |
| Gold | Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd. | China | CID001947 | |
| Gold | Torecom | Korea, Republic Of | CID001955 | * |
| Tantalum | Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC | Kazakhstan | CID001969 | * |
| Gold | Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining | Belgium | CID001980 | * |
| Gold | United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. | United States Of America | CID001993 | * |
| Gold | Valcambi S.A. | Switzerland | CID002003 | * |
| Tin | VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC | Viet Nam | CID002015 | |
| Gold | Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint) | Australia | CID002030 | * |
| Tin | White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda. | Brazil | CID002036 | * |
| Tungsten | Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG | Austria | CID002044 | * |
| Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | CID002082 | * |
| Gold | Yamakin Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID002100 | * |
| Gold | Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID002129 | * |
| Tin | Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | China | CID002158 | * |
| Tin | Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd. | China | CID002180 | * |
| Gold | Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation | China | CID002224 | * |
| Gold | Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. | China | CID002243 | * |
| Gold | Morris and Watson | New Zealand | CID002282 | |
| Gold | SAFINA A.S. | Czechia | CID002290 | * |
| Gold | Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited | China | CID002312 | |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | China | CID002313 | |
| Gold | Umicore Precious Metals Thailand | Thailand | CID002314 | |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. | China | CID002315 | * |
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| Tungsten | Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | CID002316 | * |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | China | CID002317 | * |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd. | China | CID002318 | * |
| Tungsten | Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | CID002319 | * |
| Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. | China | CID002320 | * |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | CID002321 | * |
| Tin | CV Venus Inti Perkasa | Indonesia | CID002455 | * |
| Tin | Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda. | Brazil | CID002468 | * |
| Tin | PT Tirus Putra Mandiri | Indonesia | CID002478 | |
| Tantalum | Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. | China | CID002492 | * |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. | China | CID002494 | * |
| Tin | Melt Metais e Ligas S.A. | Brazil | CID002500 | |
| Tungsten | Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd. | Viet Nam | CID002502 | * |
| Tin | PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya | Indonesia | CID002503 | * |
| Tantalum | D Block Metals, LLC | United States Of America | CID002504 | * |
| Tantalum | FIR Metals & Resource Ltd. | China | CID002505 | * |
| Tantalum | Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | China | CID002506 | * |
| Tantalum | XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd. | China | CID002508 | * |
| Gold | MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd. | India | CID002509 | * |
| Gold | KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna | Poland | CID002511 | * |
| Tantalum | Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | China | CID002512 | * |
| Tungsten | Hunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Chenzhou Tungsten Products Branch | China | CID002513 | * |
| Gold | Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd. | Zimbabwe | CID002515 | |
| Gold | Singway Technology Co., Ltd. | Taiwan, Province Of China | CID002516 | |
| Tin | O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. | Philippines | CID002517 | * |
| Gold | Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd. | China | CID002525 | |
| Gold | Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd. | China | CID002527 | |
| Tantalum | KEMET de Mexico | Mexico | CID002539 | * |
| Tungsten | H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH | Germany | CID002541 | * |
| Tungsten | TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | Germany | CID002542 | * |
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| Tungsten | Masan High-Tech Materials | Viet Nam | CID002543 | * |
| Tantalum | TANIOBIS Co., Ltd. | Thailand | CID002544 | * |
| Tantalum | TANIOBIS GmbH | Germany | CID002545 | * |
| Tantalum | Materion Newton Inc. | United States Of America | CID002548 | * |
| Tantalum | TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID002549 | * |
| Tantalum | TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | Germany | CID002550 | * |
| Tungsten | Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | China | CID002551 | * |
| Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Boyertown | United States Of America | CID002557 | * |
| Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Aizu | Japan | CID002558 | * |
| Gold | Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC | United Arab Emirates | CID002560 | |
| Gold | Emirates Gold DMCC | United Arab Emirates | CID002561 | |
| Gold | International Precious Metal Refiners | United Arab Emirates | CID002562 | |
| Gold | Kaloti Precious Metals | United Arab Emirates | CID002563 | |
| Gold | Sudan Gold Refinery | Sudan | CID002567 | |
| Tin | CV Ayi Jaya | Indonesia | CID002570 | * |
| Tin | Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company | Viet Nam | CID002572 | |
| Tin | Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | Viet Nam | CID002573 | |
| Tin | Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | Viet Nam | CID002574 | |
| Gold | T.C.A S.p.A | Italy | CID002580 | * |
| Gold | REMONDIS PMR B.V. | Netherlands | CID002582 | * |
| Gold | Fujairah Gold FZC | United Arab Emirates | CID002584 | |
| Gold | Industrial Refining Company | Belgium | CID002587 | |
| Gold | Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd. | India | CID002588 | |
| Tungsten | Niagara Refining LLC | United States Of America | CID002589 | * |
| Tin | PT Rajehan Ariq | Indonesia | CID002593 | * |
| Gold | Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. | Korea, Republic Of | CID002605 | * |
| Gold | Marsam Metals | Brazil | CID002606 | |
| Gold | TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn | Kazakhstan | CID002615 | * |
| Tungsten | China Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | CID002641 | * |
| Tungsten | Hydrometallurg, JSC | Russian Federation | CID002649 | |
| Tin | PT Cipta Persada Mulia | Indonesia | CID002696 | * |
| Tin | An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company | Viet Nam | CID002703 |
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| Tin | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | Brazil | CID002706 | * |
| Tantalum | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | Brazil | CID002707 | * |
| Gold | Abington Reldan Metals, LLC | United States Of America | CID002708 | * |
| Tungsten | Unecha Refractory metals plant | Russian Federation | CID002724 | |
| Gold | Shenzhen CuiLu Gold Co., Ltd. | China | CID002750 | |
| Tin | Super Ligas | Brazil | CID002756 | * |
| Gold | Albino Mountinho Lda. | Portugal | CID002760 | |
| Gold | SAAMP | France | CID002761 | |
| Gold | L'Orfebre S.A. | Andorra | CID002762 | * |
| Gold | 8853 S.p.A. | Italy | CID002763 | |
| Gold | Italpreziosi | Italy | CID002765 | * |
| Tin | Aurubis Beerse | Belgium | CID002773 | * |
| Tin | Aurubis Berango | Spain | CID002774 | * |
| Tin | PT Bangka Prima Tin | Indonesia | CID002776 | * |
| Gold | WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH | Germany | CID002778 | * |
| Gold | Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH | Austria | CID002779 | * |
| Tin | PT Sukses Inti Makmur | Indonesia | CID002816 | * |
| Tungsten | Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc. | Philippines | CID002827 | * |
| Tungsten | ACL Metais Eireli | Brazil | CID002833 | |
| Tin | PT Menara Cipta Mulia | Indonesia | CID002835 | * |
| Tantalum | Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material | China | CID002842 | * |
| Tin | HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd. | China | CID002844 | * |
| Tungsten | Moliren Ltd. | Russian Federation | CID002845 | |
| Gold | AU Traders and Refiners | South Africa | CID002850 | |
| Gold | GGC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd. | India | CID002852 | |
| Gold | Sai Refinery | India | CID002853 | |
| Gold | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | Malaysia | CID002857 | |
| Tin | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | Malaysia | CID002858 | |
| Gold | Bangalore Refinery | India | CID002863 | ** |
| Gold | Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO | Russian Federation | CID002865 | |
| Gold | Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH | Germany | CID002867 | |
| Gold | Pease & Curren | United States Of America | CID002872 | |
| Gold | JALAN & Company | India | CID002893 |
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| Gold | SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd. | Korea, Republic Of | CID002918 | * |
| Gold | Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA | Chile | CID002919 | * |
| Gold | ABC Refinery Pty Ltd. | Australia | CID002920 | |
| Gold | Safimet S.p.A | Italy | CID002973 | |
| Tin | Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd. | China | CID003116 | * |
| Gold | State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology | Lithuania | CID003153 | |
| Gold | African Gold Refinery | Uganda | CID003185 | |
| Gold | Gold Coast Refinery | Ghana | CID003186 | |
| Gold | NH Recytech Company | Korea, Republic Of | CID003189 | * |
| Tin | Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd. | China | CID003190 | * |
| Tin | PT Bangka Serumpun | Indonesia | CID003205 | * |
| Tin | Pongpipat Company Limited | Myanmar | CID003208 | |
| Gold | QG Refining, LLC | United States Of America | CID003324 | |
| Tin | Tin Technology & Refining | United States Of America | CID003325 | * |
| Gold | Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC | United Arab Emirates | CID003348 | |
| Tin | Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd. | China | CID003356 | |
| Tin | Ma'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd. | China | CID003379 | |
| Tin | PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa | Indonesia | CID003381 | * |
| Gold | CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd. | India | CID003382 | |
| Gold | Sovereign Metals | India | CID003383 | |
| Tin | Luna Smelter, Ltd. | Rwanda | CID003387 | * |
| Tin | Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | China | CID003397 | * |
| Tungsten | Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd. | Taiwan, Province Of China | CID003407 | * |
| Tungsten | JSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant" | Russian Federation | CID003408 | |
| Tin | Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited | India | CID003409 | ** |
| Tin | Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. | China | CID003410 | |
| Tungsten | NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC | Russian Federation | CID003416 | |
| Tungsten | Hubei Green Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | CID003417 | * |
| Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant | Japan | CID003424 | * |
| Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant | Japan | CID003425 | * |
| Tungsten | Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd. | Brazil | CID003427 | |
| Tin | PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo | Indonesia | CID003449 | * |
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| Gold | Augmont Enterprises Private Limited | India | CID003461 | |
| Gold | Kundan Care Products Ltd. | India | CID003463 | |
| Tungsten | Cronimet Brasil Ltda | Brazil | CID003468 | * |
| Tin | CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda | Brazil | CID003486 | * |
| Gold | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1) | India | CID003487 | |
| Gold | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2) | India | CID003488 | |
| Gold | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3) | India | CID003489 | |
| Gold | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4) | India | CID003490 | |
| Gold | K.A. Rasmussen | Norway | CID003497 | |
| Gold | Alexy Metals | United States Of America | CID003500 | |
| Tin | CRM Synergies | Spain | CID003524 | * |
| Gold | MD Overseas | India | CID003548 | |
| Tungsten | Artek LLC | Russian Federation | CID003553 | |
| Gold | Metallix Refining Inc. | United States Of America | CID003557 | |
| Gold | Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd. | South Africa | CID003575 | * |
| Tin | Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda. | Brazil | CID003582 | * |
| Tantalum | RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd. | China | CID003583 | * |
| Tungsten | Fujian Xinlu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | CID003609 | * |
| Tungsten | OOO “Technolom” 2 | Russian Federation | CID003612 | |
| Tungsten | OOO “Technolom” 1 | Russian Federation | CID003614 | |
| Gold | WEEEREFINING | France | CID003615 | * |
| Gold | Gold by Gold Colombia | Colombia | CID003641 | * |
| Tungsten | LLC Vostok | Russian Federation | CID003643 | |
| Tungsten | YUDU ANSHENG TUNGSTEN CO., LTD. | China | CID003662 | |
| Gold | Dongwu Gold Group | China | CID003663 | |
| Gold | Sam Precious Metals | United Arab Emirates | CID003666 | |
| Tin | DS Myanmar | Myanmar | CID003831 | * |
| Tin | PT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS) | Indonesia | CID003868 | * |
| Tantalum | 5D Production OU | Estonia | CID003926 | |
| Tungsten | HANNAE FOR T Co., Ltd. | Korea, Republic Of | CID003978 | |
| Tungsten | Tungsten Vietnam Joint Stock Company | Viet Nam | CID003993 | * |
| Gold | Coimpa Industrial LTDA | Brazil | CID004010 | * |
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| Tungsten | Nam Viet Cromit Joint Stock Company | Viet Nam | CID004034 | |
| Tantalum | PowerX Ltd. | Rwanda | CID004054 | * |
| Tungsten | DONGKUK INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. | Korea, Republic Of | CID004060 | |
| Tin | Mining Minerals Resources SARL | Congo, Democratic Republic Of The | CID004065 | * |
| Tungsten | Lianyou Resources Co., Ltd. | Taiwan, Province Of China | CID004397 | * |
| Tungsten | Shinwon Tungsten (Fujian Shanghang) Co., Ltd. | China | CID004430 | * |
| Tin | Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad (Port Klang) | Malaysia | CID004434 | |
| Gold | GG Refinery Ltd. | Tanzania, United Republic Of | CID004506 | ** |
| Tungsten | Kenee Mining Corporation Vietnam | Viet Nam | CID004619 | ** |
| Tin | Takehara PVD Materials Plant / PVD Materials Division of MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD. | Japan | CID004403 | ** |
Smelter and refinery facility names and locations as reported by the RMI.
* Denotes smelters and refiners which are conformant to a responsible minerals sourcing validation program.
** Denotes smelters and refiners which are participating in a responsible minerals sourcing validation program.
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Appendix II: Country of Origin Information
The countries of origin of the Conflict Minerals processed by the smelters/refiners listed above may have included the countries listed below, based on information provided by the RMI to its members for the “conformant” smelters/refiners and our independent research of all other smelters/refiners disclosed. Because the RMI generally does not indicate individual country of origin of the Conflict Minerals processed by “conformant” smelters/refiners, we were not able to determine the countries of origin of the Conflict Minerals processed by the listed “conformant” smelters/ refiners with greater specificity. In addition, for some of the listed “conformant” smelters/refiners, the country-of-origin information is not disclosed by RMI.
L1 - Level 1 countries that are not identified as conflict regions or plausible areas of smuggling or export from the DRC and its nine adjoining countries.
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Republic of, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen and Zimbabwe. |
| L2 - Level 2 countries that are known or plausible countries for smuggling, exporting out of region or transit of materials containing tantalum, tin, tungsten or gold: Mozambique and South Africa. |
| CC – Covered Countries are the countries adjoining the Democratic Republic of Congo: Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. |
| DRC - The Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
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