UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM SD
Specialized Disclosure Report
POINTER TELOCATION LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| ISRAEL | 001-13138 | N/A | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation or organization) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 14 Hamelacha Street, Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel | 48091 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Yaniv Dorani, Chief Financial Officer
Telephone: + 972-3-572-3111
(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.)
Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:
| ☒ | Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2018. |
Section 1 - Conflict Minerals Disclosure
Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
A copy of Pointer Telocation Ltd.’s Conflict Minerals Report is filed as Exhibit 1.01 hereto and is publicly available at http://www.pointer.com/about/corporate-governance/ as well as the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.
Item 1.02 Exhibits
Reference is made to Section 2, Item 2.01 of this Report.
Section 2 - Exhibits
Item 2.01 Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:
| Exhibit 1.01 - | Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly authorized undersigned.
Pointer Telocation Ltd.
(Registrant)
| /s/ Yaniv Dorani | May 31, 2019 | ||
| By: | Yaniv Dorani | (Date) | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
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Exhibit 1.01
Pointer Telocation Ltd.
Conflict Minerals Report
For The Year Ended December 31, 2018
This Conflict Minerals report for the year ended December 31, 2018 is presented to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Rule”). The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on SEC registrants whose manufactured products contain so-called Conflict Minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of their products. “Conflict Minerals” are defined as cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite, and their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (“3TG”).
For products which contain necessary Conflict Minerals, the registrant must conduct in good faith a reasonable country of origin inquiry designed to determine whether any of the Conflict Minerals originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) or an adjoining country, collectively defined as the “Covered Countries”. If, based on such inquiry, the registrant knows or has reason to believe that any of the necessary Conflict Minerals contained in its products originated or may have originated in a Covered Country and knows or has reason to believe that those necessary Conflict Minerals may not be solely from recycled or scrap sources, the registrant must conduct due diligence on the necessary Conflict Minerals’ source and chain of custody as a method to conclude if the necessary Conflict Minerals contained in those products did or did not directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries. Products which do not contain necessary Conflict Minerals that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries are considered “DRC conflict free”. In addition, Conflict Minerals that a registrant obtains from recycled or scrap sources are also considered “DRC conflict free”.
The reporting requirements apply to registrants whatever the geographic origin of the Conflict Minerals and whether or not the Conflict Minerals fund armed conflict in Covered Countries.
Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (RCOI)
Below is a description of our efforts to determine whether any of the necessary Conflict Minerals in our products originated in the Covered Countries during 2018.
We conducted an analysis of our products and found that each of the 3TG can be found in our products. Therefore, the products that we manufacture are subject to the reporting obligations of the Rule. For 2018, we have conducted a supply chain survey with all our direct suppliers for our products and through them, with all their direct manufacturers, to obtain country of origin information for the necessary Conflict Minerals in our products. The affected suppliers were contacted and requested to provide Conflict Minerals data in the RMI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT).
We evaluated and scored the risk presented by each smelter and refiner. Similarly, we evaluated and scored the risk presented by each Respondent (defined below) based on the smelters and refiners indicated, and due diligence program described, in the CMRT received from such Respondent. Our engagement with our Applicable Suppliers included the following steps:
| ● | We sent an introductory communication to each of the Applicable Suppliers describing the compliance requirements, providing information on how to access the CMRT online and requesting completion of the CMRT |
| ● | Following that initial communication, we sent at least 2 reminder emails to each nonresponsive Applicable Supplier, further requesting completion of the CMRT |
| ● | We attempted to reach out, via telephone, to Applicable Suppliers who remained nonresponsive, in order to offer additional assistance, including further information about the Rule, an explanation of why the information was being collected and a review of how the information would be used |
| ● | We used automated data validation measures to identify questionable responses reflected in the submissions we received through the CMRT |
| ● | We attempted to contact each Applicable Supplier whose CMRT submission contained one or more questionable response(s) for further validation. |
The results are summarized below under “Results for the 2018 Calendar Year”. In accordance with the SEC final rules, we are required to exercise, and have exercised, due diligence in reviewing the Conflict Minerals’ source and chain of custody and to follow a nationally or internationally recognized due diligence framework.
Pointer has adopted a policy and methodology in accordance with Annex I, Five Step Framework for Risk-Based Due Diligence in the Mineral Supply Chain from the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (“OECD”) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (the “OECD Framework”).
1. Products. We believe we are a leading provider of mobile resource management (“MRM”) products and services for the automotive, insurance industries and other mobile tracking markets (such as cargo, assets, shipping, containers, etc.) and the automotive and insurance industries. Our products segment Cellocator, is focused on the design, development and production of leading MRM products including: devices for asset tracking, fleet management and security products. These products are both sold worldwide to third party MRM service providers, as well as internally to our own MRM service provider segment, also referred to as the MRM segment. Communication systems contained within our products and tracking hardware utilize GPRS/GSM technologies. Cellocator has manufactured and contracted to manufacture products as to which certain Conflict Minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of such products. Our MRM segment offers a range of MRM services including: asset tracking; fleet management services; and stolen vehicle retrieval services. MRM services are provided primarily in Israel, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and South Africa and are sold as a bundle which includes both customizable software-as-a-service (SaaS) and our Cellocator products, which are accordingly calibrated to meet the individual demands of customers and their software needs.
2. Policy. Pointer has continued to implement and communicate its policy (the “Policy”) and methodology, as well as a reasonable and documented due diligence process, consistent with the OECD Guidelines, to determine the use, source, and origin of Conflict Minerals in our global product portfolio. Additionally, we work closely with our suppliers, and though them with their manufacturers, to determine the potential use of Conflict Minerals in our supply chain, and request our suppliers and through them to their manufacturers to conduct the necessary due diligence and provide us with proper verification of the source of the materials used in their products.
3. Due Diligence Process. For the calendar year 2018, Pointer adopted a policy and methodology that is in accordance with Annex I, Five Step Framework for Risk-Based Due Diligence in the Mineral Supply Chain from the OECD. The five (5) steps of this framework include (1) establishing strong company management systems, (2) identifying and assessing risk in the supply chain, (3) designing and implementing a strategy to respond to identified risks, (4) carrying out independent third-party audits of supply chain due diligence at identified points in the supply chain, and (5) reporting on supply chain due diligence.
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Step 1 – Establish strong company management systems: Pointer has adopted and communicated the Policy to the public and company’s suppliers. This policy can be found on Pointer’s website https://www.pointer.com/about/corporate-governance-2/. The content of any website referred to in this Form SD is included for general information only and is not incorporated by reference in this Form SD. Pointer structured a Conflict Minerals Task Force comprised of individuals from various areas within the organization to support the process of supply chain due diligence which consists of, among other things, implementing a system of controls to aid in the transparency over the mineral supply chain. This includes, but is not limited to the chain of custody and/or traceability of identifying upstream actors in the supply chain.
The due diligence process includes documentation in a structured electronic database of all the suppliers’ manufactures that responded to our due diligence inquiries in a satisfactory manner. Our database content enables real-time identification of all countries of origin of the minerals as well as the smelters status. Since our databases are continuously backed up, this data retention assures availability with no time limitation.
Step 2 – Identify and assess risk in the supply chain: Pointer held meetings with management from various departments to discuss the applicable definitions of “Manufacturer” and/or “contract to manufacture”. Through this process, Pointer identified products that are affected by the 3TG minerals and mapped them to their respective suppliers. Pointer evaluated approximately 490 private branded components, sourced from over 96 manufacturers determining that all Pointer private branded products were subject to the reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) survey process.
Step 3 – In situations where it was determined that a Conflict Mineral is necessary for the functionality or production of at least one of our products, we carried out a RCOI which identified suppliers, and through them their respective manufacturers and the suppliers of their manufacturers. These identified suppliers were surveyed through the RCOI Survey process using the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template published by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI, formerly known as Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative –CFSI) and the GeSI Template.
Step 4 – Carry out independent third-party audit of supply chain due diligence at identified points in the supply chain: Although our hardware products contain Conflict Minerals, we do not purchase any Conflict Minerals directly from mines and are many steps removed in the supply chain from the mining of the Conflict Minerals. We purchase materials used in our products from our suppliers and some of those materials include Conflict Minerals necessary to our products and/or production process. The origin of Conflict Minerals cannot be determined with any certainty once the ores are smelted, refined and converted to ingots, bullion or other Conflict Minerals containing derivatives. The smelters and refiners (sometimes referred to as “facilities”) are consolidating points for ore and are in the best position in the total supply chain to know the origin of the ores. We rely on our direct suppliers to assist with our reasonable country of origin inquiry and due diligence efforts, including the identification of smelters and refiners, for the Conflict Minerals contained in the materials which they supply to us, and we also rely upon industry (i.e. RBA (formally as known EICC) and RMI) efforts to influence smelters and refiners to get audited and certified through RMI’s CFS program.
Suppliers’ manufacturers are requested to supply their Conflict Minerals compliance declarations using the CMRT. Such declarations are reviewed by Pointer and verified for completeness and consistency.
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Any declaration determined to be inconsistent or incomplete is returned to the supplier’s manufacturer through the supplier for correction.
Under this activity we also track smelters that have not received a “conflict-free” designation based on the RMI validation program, and also compare smelters identified by the supply chain survey verses the list of facilities that have received a “conflict free” designation.
VP Operations and CFO were informed of the risk analysis efforts and results, as well as of the actions taken consequently which includes continuance due diligence process.
Step 5 – Report on supply chain due diligence: Pointer has compiled its results and filed this report in accordance with Rule 13p-1 through the use of the Form SD and the attachment of a Conflict Minerals Report (“CMR”). Further information is also available by reviewing the Pointer’s Conflict Minerals Policy at https://www.pointer.com/about/corporate-governance-2/
4. Results for the 2018 Calendar Year
The Conflict Mineral process, as described above, allowed Pointer to identify in-scope products and the corresponding suppliers. The survey population included approximately 490 components across 96 manufacturers. Pointer received survey responses from 64 manufacturers (“Manufacturers”) covering approximately 420 components, or 86% of the population of components surveyed.
Names of 319 different entities were provided to us by the Manufacturers as part of their smelter lists.
All of those entities named by the Manufacturers were included in the “RMI smelter reference list” (the “List”) used by us when performing our 2018 supply chain due diligence process.
Below, we provide information about the 319 recognized smelters (the “Identified Smelters”).
259 (81%) of the Identified Smelters successfully passed the RMI or equivalent audit, thereby confirming their conflict-free status under those standards. 60 additional Identified Smelters have not yet concluded their independent third party audit to confirm their conflict-free status and with respect to one additional Identified Smelter, we were not able to conclude whether its independent third party audit is still in progress, and therefore their determination and responses are not yet final and may vary.
Accordingly, the conflict-free status of these 60 un-audited smelters is reported in this Conflict Minerals report as undeterminable, and consequently, our due diligence for these smelters is still ongoing.
We have not been able to confirm the identification of and conflict-free status under the RMI standards for all smelters used in our supply chain. None of the smelters identified in our supply chain is known to us as sourcing 3TG that directly or indirectly finances or benefits armed groups in the DRC or adjoining countries.
As a result of the due diligence measures performed, Pointer lists in Annex A below the 319 entities that were identified as recognized smelter facilities, which may have been used to process 3TG minerals contained in its products, and their conflict-free status. The conflict-free status is based on the RMI report.
5. Continuous Improvement Efforts to Mitigate Risks
The due diligence process discussed above is an ongoing process. As Pointer continues to conduct due diligence on its products, it will continue to refine procedures to meet the goals and adhere to values set forth in the policy outlined above.
In addition, we intend to follow up on high risk non responsive or non-compliant suppliers, working with suppliers to educate them on Conflict Minerals sourcing and conflict free designation and encourage them to improve the response rate and the content of the survey responses.
This CMR is not required to be accompanied by an independent private sector audit in accordance with paragraph (c)(1)(iv) of the instructions to Item 1.01.
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Annex A
Metal |
Smelter Name | Smelter Country | Status |
| Tungsten (W) | A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp. | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Advanced Chemical Company | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G. | GERMANY | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) | UZBEKISTAN | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao | BRAZIL | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Argor-Heraeus S.A. | SWITZERLAND | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Asahi Pretec Corp. | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Kennametal Huntsville | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Aurubis AG | GERMANY | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) | PHILIPPINES | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Boliden AB | SWEDEN | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG | GERMANY | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation | CANADA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Cendres + Metaux S.A. | SWITZERLAND | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Chimet S.p.A. | ITALY | Conflict-free |
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Metal |
Smelter Name | Smelter Country | Status |
| Tin (Sn) | Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Alpha | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | CV Gita Pesona | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Premium Tin Indonesia | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | CV United Smelting | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Daejin Indus Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | DSC (Do Sung Corporation) | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH | GERMANY | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Dowa | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Dowa | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | EM Vinto | BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Exotech Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | F&X Electro-Materials Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Fenix Metals | POLAND | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | HeeSung Metal Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Heimerle + Meule GmbH | GERMANY | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
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Metal |
Smelter Name | Smelter Country | Status |
| Gold (Au) | Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Istanbul Gold Refinery | TURKEY | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Japan Mint | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Asahi Refining USA Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Asahi Refining Canada Ltd. | CANADA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | JSC Uralelectromed | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Kazzinc | KAZAKHSTAN | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Kennametal Fallon | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Kennecott Utah Copper LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Kyrgyzaltyn JSC | KYRGYZSTAN | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | China Tin Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | LSM Brasil S.A. | BRAZIL | Conflict-free |
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Metal |
Smelter Name | Smelter Country | Status |
| Gold (Au) | LS-NIKKO Copper Inc. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) | MALAYSIA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Materion | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Metallic Resources, Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. | SINGAPORE | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Metalor Technologies S.A. | SWITZERLAND | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Metalor USA Refining Corporation | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V. | MEXICO | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. | INDIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | BRAZIL | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | BRAZIL | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Minsur | PERU | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | NPM Silmet AS | ESTONIA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S. | TURKEY | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Nihon Material Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | THAILAND | Conflict-free |
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Metal |
Smelter Name | Smelter Country | Status |
| Gold (Au) | Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastsvetmet) | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Operaciones Metalurgical S.A. | BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | PAMP S.A. | SWITZERLAND | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Artha Cipta Langgeng | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Babel Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Bangka Tin Industry | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Bukit Timah | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT DS Jaya Abadi | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Karimun Mining | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Mitra Stania Prima | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Panca Mega Persada | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Prima Timah Utama | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Refined Bangka Tin | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Sumber Jaya Indah | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Tinindo Inter Nusa | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | PX Precinox S.A. | SWITZERLAND | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | QuantumClean | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd. | SOUTH AFRICA | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | RFH Tantalum Smeltery Co., Ltd./Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Royal Canadian Mint | CANADA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Rui Da Hung | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | Conflict-free |
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Metal |
Smelter Name | Smelter Country | Status |
| Gold (Au) | Samduck Precious Metals | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Schone Edelmetaal B.V. | NETHERLANDS | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A. | SPAIN | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co. Ltd | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Soft Metais Ltda. | BRAZIL | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Taki Chemical Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd. | VIET NAM | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Telex Metals | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Thaisarco | THAILAND | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Shandong Gold Mine(Laizhou) Smelter Co., Ltd. | Conflict-free | |
| Gold (Au) | Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Torecom | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC | KAZAKHSTAN | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Umicore Brasil Ltda. | BRAZIL | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining | BELGIUM | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Valcambi S.A. | SWITZERLAND | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | VIET NAM | Conflict-free |
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Metal |
Smelter Name | Smelter Country | Status |
| Gold (Au) | Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint) | AUSTRALIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda. | BRAZIL | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG | AUSTRIA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | YAMAKIN CO., LTD. | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Yunnan Tin Company Limited | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | SAFINA A.S. | CZECH REPUBLIC | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Umicore Precious Metals Thailand | THAILAND | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | CV Venus Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Geib Refining Corporation | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Magnu’s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda. | BRAZIL | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
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Metal |
Smelter Name | Smelter Country | Status |
| Tungsten (W) | Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Melt Metais e Ligas S.A. | BRAZIL | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd. | VIET NAM | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | D Block Metals, LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | FIR Metals & Resource Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd. | INDIA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Republic Metals Corporation | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna | POLAND | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Singway Technology Co., Ltd. | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. | PHILIPPINES | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Inti Stania Prima | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | KEMET Blue Metals | MEXICO | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH | GERMANY | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC | VIET NAM | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | H.C. Starck Co., Ltd. | THAILAND | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH | GERMANY | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH | GERMANY | Conflict-free |
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Metal |
Smelter Name | Smelter Country | Status |
| Tantalum (Ta) | H.C. Starck Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | H.C. Starck Ltd. | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Global Advanced Metals Boyertown | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Global Advanced Metals Aizu | JAPAN | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Emirates Gold DMCC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | KEMET Blue Powder | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | CV Ayi Jaya | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | T.C.A S.p.A | ITALY | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Remondis Argentia B.V. | NETHERLANDS | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Niagara Refining LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | CV Dua Sekawan | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | CV Tiga Sekawan | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Marsam Metals | BRAZIL | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Hydrometallurg, JSC | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | BRAZIL | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | BRAZIL | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Unecha Refractory metals plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | SAAMP | FRANCE | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | L’Orfebre S.A. | ANDORRA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Italpreziosi | ITALY | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Metallo Belgium N.V. | BELGIUM | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Metallo Spain S.L.U. | SPAIN | Conflict-free |
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Metal |
Smelter Name | Smelter Country | Status |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Bangka Prima Tin | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH | GERMANY | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH | GERMANY | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH | AUSTRIA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Sukses Inti Makmur | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc. | PHILIPPINES | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | ACL Metais Eireli | BRAZIL | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Menara Cipta Mulia | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Woltech Korea Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tungsten (W) | Moliren Ltd | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Conflict-free |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Power Resources Ltd. | MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | AU Traders and Refiners | SOUTH AFRICA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | MALAYSIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | MALAYSIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | Gejiu Jinye Mineral Company | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Bangalore Refinery | INDIA | Conflict-free |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Lautan Harmonis Sejahtera | INDONESIA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA | CHILE | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Safimet S.p.A | ITALY | Conflict-free |
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Metal |
Smelter Name | Smelter Country | Status |
| Tin (Sn) | Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conflict-free |
| Gold (Au) | Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. | TURKEY | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Caridad | MEXICO | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Chugai Mining | JAPAN | Undeterminable |
| Tin (Sn) | CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Justindo | INDONESIA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd. | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Duoluoshan | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Tin (Sn) | Estanho de Rondonia S.A. | BRAZIL | Undeterminable |
| Tin (Sn) | Feinhütte Halsbrücke GmbH | GERMANY | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Gansu Seemine Material Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Tin (Sn) | Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Kazakhmys Smelting LLC | KAZAKHSTAN | Undeterminable |
| Tantalum (Ta) | King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd. | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | L’azurde Company For Jewelry | SAUDI ARABIA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat | UZBEKISTAN | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Elemetal Refining, LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Sabin Metal Corp. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Undeterminable |
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Metal |
Smelter Name | Smelter Country | Status |
| Gold (Au) | Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | So Accurate Group, Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Tin (Sn) | Zhongshan Jinye Smelting Co., Ltd | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Morris and Watson | NEW ZEALAND | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Tungsten (W) | Jiangxi Minmetals Gao’an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Henan Yuguang Gold and Lead Co., Ltd | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Tungsten (W) | Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Plansee SE Liezen | AUSTRIA | Undeterminable |
| Tantalum (Ta) | Plansee SE Reutte | AUSTRIA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Kaloti Precious Metals | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Undeterminable |
| Tin (Sn) | Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company | VIET NAM | Undeterminable |
| Tin (Sn) | Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | VIET NAM | Undeterminable |
| Tin (Sn) | Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | VIET NAM | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Tony Goetz NV | BELGIUM | Undeterminable |
| Tantalum (Ta) | E.S.R. Electronics | UNITED STATES | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Shandong Yanggu Xiangguang Co. Ltd. | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn | KAZAKHSTAN | Undeterminable |
| Tungsten (W) | Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Undeterminable |
| Tin (Sn) | PT Cipta Persada Mulia | INDONESIA | Undeterminable |
| Tin (Sn) | An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company | VIET NAM | Undeterminable |
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Metal |
Smelter Name | Smelter Country | Status |
| Gold (Au) | Abington Reldan Metals, LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Undeterminable |
| Tin (Sn) | Super Ligas | BRAZIL | Undeterminable |
| Tin (Sn) | PT O.M. Indonesia | INDONESIA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | AURA-II | UNITED STATES | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd. | INDIA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Sai Refinery | INDIA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Morris and Watson Gold Coast | AUSTRALIA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH | GERMANY | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | Pease & Curren | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Undeterminable |
| Gold (Au) | State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology | LITHUANIA | Undeterminable |
| Tungsten (W) | Hunan Litian Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Undeterminable |
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