Conflict Minerals Report
IEC Electronics Corp. (“IEC Electronics,” “we,” “our,” “us,” or the “Company”) provides electronic manufacturing services to advanced technology companies that produce life-saving and mission critical products for the medical, industrial, aerospace and defense sectors. We specialize in delivering technical solutions for the custom manufacture of complex full system assemblies by providing on-site analytical testing laboratories, custom design and test engineering services combined with a broad array of manufacturing services encompassing electronics, interconnect solutions, and precision metalworking. We manufacture complex printed circuit boards and system- level assemblies, a wide array of cable and wire harness assemblies and precision metal components. We are headquartered in Newark, NY and also have operations in Rochester, NY and Albuquerque, NM. Conflict Minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of the products that we manufacture for our advance technology customers pursuant to the designs they provide to us.
Section I. Due Diligence
Design of Due Diligence
Our due diligence procedures conform to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) “Five-Step Framework for Risk-Based Due Diligence in the Mineral Supply Chain.”
Establish Strong Company Management Systems
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| • | Our policy regarding Conflict Minerals is posted to our website. |
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| • | Our cross-functional conflict minerals team was established to carry out the necessary due diligence and reporting requirements. The team currently includes the following roles: |
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| Team Members: | Corporate Director of Quality and Operational Excellence | |
| | Director of Supply Chain | |
| | Corporate Director of Environmental, Health and Safety | |
| Executive Sponsors: | Chief Financial Officer | |
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| • | Develop a list of applicable suppliers with the assistance of supply chain personnel at each location. |
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| • | Request potential vendors to complete a Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”) prior to them being established as a vendor. |
Identify and Assess Risk in the Supply Chain
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| • | Develop a list of applicable suppliers with the assistance of supply chain personnel at each location. |
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| • | We identify and assess risks in the supply chain. For the majority of our parts, tin is necessary to the functionality or product manufactured. To a lesser extent, tantalum, tungsten, and gold are also necessary for some parts. |
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| • | Data is collected directly from applicable suppliers using the CMRT. |
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| • | IEC has engaged with IHS Markit to assist in supplier data collection, management, and aggregation. |
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| • | Supplier declarations are evaluated to determine if supplies, products, or components containing Conflict Minerals purchased by IEC are derived from the Covered Countries. |
Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks
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| • | IHS Markit’s iPoint software is used to assess the status of supplier responses and facilitate responses to customer inquiries. |
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| • | Non-responses are followed up with additional requests and/or direct contact (email, phone, or in person) depending on risk. |
Carry Out Independent Third-Party Audit of Supply Chain Due Diligence at Identified Points in the Supply Chain
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| • | IEC Electronics utilizes IHS Markit’s iPoint software which includes information from the Global Smelter List. |
Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence
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| • | IEC Electronics files the Form SD and CMR with the SEC annually. |
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| • | We post the Form SD and CMR on our website. |
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| • | IEC Electronics issues a standard response using the CMRT. |
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| • | IEC’s corporate policy regarding Conflict Minerals and disclosure regarding whether any Conflict Minerals necessary to the functionality or production of a product originated in Covered Countries are made publicly available on our website in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act Section 13(p)(1)(E). |
Steps taken to mitigate the risk that necessary conflict minerals benefit armed groups include the following:
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| • | Require potential vendors to complete a CMRT prior to them being established as a vendor. |
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| • | Working with customers when it is discovered that a component we source to support their product may benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries. |
Section II.
Product Description
IEC Electronics has facilities located in Newark, NY; Rochester, NY; and Albuquerque, NM. At these facilities, we manufacture complex printed circuit boards and system-level assemblies, a wide array of cable and wire harness assemblies and precision metal components. Products are built to specifications provided by our customers.
Product Determination
IEC Electronics conducted due diligence on the products listed above, and as a result of that due diligence, IEC Electronics was unable to definitively determine if the conflict minerals used in the production of applicable products originated from the Covered Countries. Through our due diligence and reasonable country of orgin efforts, the greatest possible specificity IEC is able to provide is the following list of smelters that have been identified by our supply chain:
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| Smelter | Mineral | Country |
| Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint) | Gold | AUSTRALIA |
| Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH | Gold | AUSTRIA |
| Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG | Tungsten | AUSTRIA |
| Metallo Belgium N.V. | Tin | BELGIUM |
| Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining | Gold | BELGIUM |
| EM Vinto | Tin | BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) |
| Operaciones Metalurgical S.A. | Tin | BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) |
| ACL Metais Eireli | Tungsten | BRAZIL |
| AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao | Gold | BRAZIL |
| LSM Brasil S.A. | Tantalum | BRAZIL |
| Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda. | Tin | BRAZIL |
| Marsam Metals | Gold | BRAZIL |
| Melt Metais e Ligas S.A. | Tin | BRAZIL |
| Mineracao Taboca S.A. | Tantalum | BRAZIL |
| Mineracao Taboca S.A. | Tin | BRAZIL |
| Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | Tantalum | BRAZIL |
| Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | Tin | BRAZIL |
| Soft Metais Ltda. | Tin | BRAZIL |
| Umicore Brasil Ltda. | Gold | BRAZIL |
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| White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda. | Tin | BRAZIL |
| Asahi Refining Canada Ltd. | Gold | CANADA |
| CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation | Gold | CANADA |
| Royal Canadian Mint | Gold | CANADA |
| Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA | Gold | CHILE |
| Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd. | Tantalum | CHINA |
| Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | CHINA |
| Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | Tin | CHINA |
| Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd. | Tin | CHINA |
| China Tin Group Co., Ltd. | Tin | CHINA |
| Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | CHINA |
| F&X Electro-Materials Ltd. | Tantalum | CHINA |
| FIR Metals & Resource Ltd. | Tantalum | CHINA |
| Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | CHINA |
| Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | CHINA |
| Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | CHINA |
| Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | CHINA |
| Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant | Tin | CHINA |
| Gejiu Jinye Mineral Company | Tin | CHINA |
| Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC | Tin | CHINA |
| Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. | Tin | CHINA |
| Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd. | Tin | CHINA |
| Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. | Gold | CHINA |
| Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd. | Tin | CHINA |
| Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd. | Tantalum | CHINA |
| Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | CHINA |
| Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd. | Tantalum | CHINA |
| Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant | Tin | CHINA |
| Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. | Tantalum | CHINA |
| Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd. | Gold | CHINA |
| HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd. | Tin | CHINA |
| Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd. | Tin | CHINA |
| Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | CHINA |
| Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji | Tungsten | CHINA |
| Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | CHINA |
| Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd. | Gold | CHINA |
| Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | CHINA |
| Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. | Gold | CHINA |
| Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | Tantalum | CHINA |
| Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | CHINA |
| Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd. | Tin | CHINA |
| Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd. | Tin | CHINA |
| Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | CHINA |
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| Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material | Tantalum | CHINA |
| Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | CHINA |
| Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | CHINA |
| Jiujiang Janny New Material Co., Ltd. | Tantalum | CHINA |
| JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | Tantalum | CHINA |
| Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. | Tantalum | CHINA |
| Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | Tantalum | CHINA |
| Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | CHINA |
| Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd. | Gold | CHINA |
| Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd. | Gold | CHINA |
| Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. | Tantalum | CHINA |
| RFH Tantalum Smeltery Co., Ltd./Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | Tantalum | CHINA |
| Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd. | Gold | CHINA |
| Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd. | Gold | CHINA |
| South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City | Tungsten | CHINA |
| The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. | Gold | CHINA |
| Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | CHINA |
| Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | CHINA |
| Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | CHINA |
| Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | CHINA |
| XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd. | Tantalum | CHINA |
| Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | Tin | CHINA |
| Yunnan Tin Company Limited | Tin | CHINA |
| Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation | Gold | CHINA |
| NPM Silmet AS | Tantalum | ESTONIA |
| SAAMP | Gold | FRANCE |
| Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G. | Gold | GERMANY |
| Aurubis AG | Gold | GERMANY |
| C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG | Gold | GERMANY |
| DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH | Gold | GERMANY |
| H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH | Tantalum | GERMANY |
| H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | Tantalum | GERMANY |
| H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | Tungsten | GERMANY |
| H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH | Tantalum | GERMANY |
| H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH | Tungsten | GERMANY |
| Heimerle + Meule GmbH | Gold | GERMANY |
| Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG | Gold | GERMANY |
| SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH | Gold | GERMANY |
| WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH | Gold | GERMANY |
| Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. | Tantalum | INDIA |
| MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd. | Gold | INDIA |
| CV Ayi Jaya | Tin | INDONESIA |
| CV Dua Sekawan | Tin | INDONESIA |
| CV Gita Pesona | Tin | INDONESIA |
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| CV United Smelting | Tin | INDONESIA |
| CV Venus Inti Perkasa | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk | Gold | INDONESIA |
| PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Artha Cipta Langgeng | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Babel Inti Perkasa | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Bangka Prima Tin | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Bangka Serumpun | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Bangka Tin Industry | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Bukit Timah | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT DS Jaya Abadi | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Inti Stania Prima | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Karimun Mining | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Lautan Harmonis Sejahtera | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Menara Cipta Mulia | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Mitra Stania Prima | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Panca Mega Persada | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Premium Tin Indonesia | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Prima Timah Utama | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Rajehan Ariq | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Refined Bangka Tin | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Sukses Inti Makmur | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Sumber Jaya Indah | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Tinindo Inter Nusa | Tin | INDONESIA |
| PT Tommy Utama | Tin | INDONESIA |
| Chimet S.p.A. | Gold | ITALY |
| Italpreziosi | Gold | ITALY |
| Safimet S.p.A | Gold | ITALY |
| T.C.A S.p.A | Gold | ITALY |
| A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp. | Tungsten | JAPAN |
| Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. | Gold | JAPAN |
| Asahi Pretec Corp. | Gold | JAPAN |
| Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | Gold | JAPAN |
| Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | Tantalum | JAPAN |
| Dowa | Gold | JAPAN |
| Dowa | Tin | JAPAN |
| Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. | Gold | JAPAN |
| Global Advanced Metals Aizu | Tantalum | JAPAN |
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| H.C. Starck Ltd. | Tantalum | JAPAN |
| Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | Gold | JAPAN |
| Japan Mint | Gold | JAPAN |
| Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | JAPAN |
| JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. | Gold | JAPAN |
| Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. | Gold | JAPAN |
| Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. | Gold | JAPAN |
| Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | Gold | JAPAN |
| Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | Tin | JAPAN |
| Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | Gold | JAPAN |
| Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | Tantalum | JAPAN |
| Nihon Material Co., Ltd. | Gold | JAPAN |
| Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | Gold | JAPAN |
| Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | Gold | JAPAN |
| Taki Chemical Co., Ltd. | Tantalum | JAPAN |
| Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. | Gold | JAPAN |
| Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. | Gold | JAPAN |
| Yamakin Co., Ltd. | Gold | JAPAN |
| Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd. | Gold | JAPAN |
| Kazzinc | Gold | KAZAKHSTAN |
| Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC | Tantalum | KAZAKHSTAN |
| Daejin Indus Co., Ltd. | Gold | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| DSC (Do Sung Corporation) | Gold | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| HeeSung Metal Ltd. | Gold | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. | Gold | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| LS-NIKKO Copper Inc. | Gold | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Samduck Precious Metals | Gold | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd. | Gold | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Torecom | Gold | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Woltech Korea Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Kyrgyzaltyn JSC | Gold | KYRGYZSTAN |
| Power Resources Ltd. | Tantalum | MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF |
| Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) | Tin | MALAYSIA |
| KEMET Blue Metals | Tantalum | MEXICO |
| Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V. | Gold | MEXICO |
| Minsur | Tin | PERU |
| Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) | Gold | PHILIPPINES |
| O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. | Tin | PHILIPPINES |
| Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc. | Tungsten | PHILIPPINES |
| Fenix Metals | Tin | POLAND |
| Hydrometallurg, JSC | Tungsten | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant | Gold | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| JSC Uralelectromed | Gold | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Moliren Ltd. | Tungsten | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
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| Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant | Gold | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastsvetmet) | Gold | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery | Gold | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals | Gold | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals | Gold | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO | Tantalum | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Unecha Refractory metals plant | Tungsten | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. | Gold | SINGAPORE |
| AU Traders and Refiners | Gold | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd. | Gold | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Metallo Spain S.L.U. | Tin | SPAIN |
| SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A. | Gold | SPAIN |
| Boliden AB | Gold | SWEDEN |
| Argor-Heraeus S.A. | Gold | SWITZERLAND |
| Cendres + Metaux S.A. | Gold | SWITZERLAND |
| Metalor Technologies S.A. | Gold | SWITZERLAND |
| PAMP S.A. | Gold | SWITZERLAND |
| PX Precinox S.A. | Gold | SWITZERLAND |
| Valcambi S.A. | Gold | SWITZERLAND |
| Rui Da Hung | Tin | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA |
| Singway Technology Co., Ltd. | Gold | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA |
| Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. | Gold | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA |
| H.C. Starck Co., Ltd. | Tantalum | THAILAND |
| O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | Tin | THAILAND |
| Thaisarco | Tin | THAILAND |
| Umicore Precious Metals Thailand | Gold | THAILAND |
| Istanbul Gold Refinery | Gold | TURKEY |
| Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S. | Gold | TURKEY |
| Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC | Gold | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Emirates Gold DMCC | Gold | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Advanced Chemical Company | Gold | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Alpha | Tin | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Asahi Refining USA Inc. | Gold | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| D Block Metals, LLC | Tantalum | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Exotech Inc. | Tantalum | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Geib Refining Corporation | Gold | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Global Advanced Metals Boyertown | Tantalum | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. | Tungsten | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| H.C. Starck Inc. | Tantalum | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| KEMET Blue Powder | Tantalum | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Kennametal Fallon | Tungsten | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Kennametal Huntsville | Tungsten | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Kennecott Utah Copper LLC | Gold | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Materion | Gold | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Metallic Resources, Inc. | Tin | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
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| Metalor USA Refining Corporation | Gold | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Niagara Refining LLC | Tungsten | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| QuantumClean | Tantalum | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Republic Metals Corporation | Gold | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Telex Metals | Tantalum | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. | Gold | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) | Gold | UZBEKISTAN |
| Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd. | Tungsten | VIET NAM |
| Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC | Tungsten | VIET NAM |
| Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | VIET NAM |
| Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | Tungsten | VIET NAM |
Efforts used to determine the mine or location of origin are described in “Section I. Due Diligence,” above.
