Minexx Appoints Tariq Qureshi As General Counsel In Latest Senior Hire

LONDON, 5 July 2022 – Minexx has appointed Tariq Qureshi in the newly created role of General Counsel, bringing with him over 18 years’ of legal experience. Tariq Qureshi’s appointment as GC is the latest in a series of senior hires at Minexx, and follows the appointment of Dominique Kayigire as its Responsible Sourcing Manager […]

Minexx Expands Responsible Sourcing and Compliance Capabilities

Minexx today announces that it is expanding its capabilities with the appointment of Dominique Kayigire as its Responsible Sourcing Manager. This newly created role will further accelerate the company’s ability to secure mineral supply chains, from the moment they are unearthed to the point at which they are used in electronic products. Dominique joins Minexx […]

The path to net zero starts with how we source the minerals which enable it

Joint Minexx Solidaridad opinion piece                                              As we turn our focus toward COP27 in Sharm-El-Sheikh in November this year, there is no doubt conversation will begin to focus on Africa’s role in reaching Net Zero. We expect to see the role of mineral extraction move into the spotlight. Minerals are fundamental for today’s modern society. They […]

Minexx Exports First Kilo Of Blockchain Tracked Gold From West Africa

LONDON December 16th, 2021 – Minexx has exported the first kilo of gold tracked through its platform from Burkina Faso, bringing transparency and trust to the supply chain. The company deploys its blockchain platform to secure the mineral supply chain bringing benefits for miners, smelters, traders, tech companies and governments. It crucially also brings compliance and […]

Solidaridad and Minexx Seal Partnership to Improve the Mineral Supply Chain

Minexx has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Solidaridad, the leading global organisation focused on creating fair and sustainable supply chains. Minexx deploys its traceability platform to secure the mineral supply chain, bringing benefits to miners, smelters, traders, tech companies and governments. Solidaridad will contribute to the content development of the platform, so it can better […]

How consumers are driving change in mineral supply chains

We are closer to minerals than we think. The smartphones in our pockets are powered by them. So are many other key drivers of the clean tech transition such as electric vehicles. There are signs of the increasing influence of the ethical consumer. We increasingly want to know the provenance of what we are consuming […]

New regulation driving responsible sourcing

Grassroots as well as top-down action is needed to secure the mineral chain and the race to net zero The price of cobalt is on the rise, driven by the increasing demand from electric vehicle makers and the consumers who want to drive them. Much of this rare mineral comes from the Democratic Republic of […]

Minexx achieves world first by exporting minerals with certified blockchain payments

In a world first, Minexx has exported minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo with full financial traceability, transparency and trust, by processing US$250 000 of digital, blockchain certified payments. This is a milestone for the company and the DRC mining sector as it secures the supply chain from the moment a mineral is mined […]