EU Conflict Minerals Regulation material-scope term for listed ores and concentrates containing tin, tantalum or tungsten, and gold.
This is the minerals-side material-scope gate for EU conflict-minerals due diligence. It should anchor whether an input falls into the Regulation’s 3TG mineral scope before teams apply importer, custody, area-risk, smelter/refiner, or due-diligence controls.
North America critical-minerals context: U.S. sources use designation/list logic under 30 U.S.C. § 1606 and the Federal Register 2022 list; Canada Income Tax Act section 127.49 uses qualifying material and qualifying mineral activity for a tax-credit context. Keep these source layers separate from EU CRMA critical/strategic raw material and EU conflict-minerals definitions.
Regulation (EU) 2017/821 laying down supply chain due diligence obligations for Union importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas
the following, as listed in Part A of Annex I: —ores and concentrates containing tin, tantalum or tungsten, and —gold
Article 2 definitions for EU conflict-minerals due diligence. Source-specific to tin, tantalum, tungsten, their ores, and gold.
Reference: Article 2, point (a)
Implementation records should capture the mineral-scope record, Annex I Part A link, 3TG material classification, material description, ore/concentrate or gold status, supplier/source reference, and any downstream metal or product connection.
Conflict-minerals minerals is a material-scope control: if the material is misclassified at this point, later custody, due-diligence, importer, and risk-management records can be routed to the wrong obligation set.