This Morning in Metals: World Gold Council Launches Responsible Mining Principles

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This morning in metals news, the World Gold Council unveiled a set of principles geared toward promotion of responsible mining, Apple’s newest iPhone includes stainless steel and an Indian steel tycoon is critical of the pace of the country’s insolvency proceedings.
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World Gold Council Launches Set of Principles for Responsible Gold Mining

The World Gold Council this week announced the launch of responsible gold mining principles that it says will offer a “new framework that set out clear expectations for consumers, investors and the downstream gold supply chain as to what constitutes responsible gold mining.”
The principles are divided into three categories: governance, social and environment.
“It is our aim that these Principles will become a credible and widely recognised framework through which gold mining companies can provide confidence that their gold has been produced responsibly,” the World Gold Council said. “The Responsible Gold Mining Principles are intended to recognise and consolidate existing standards and instruments under a single framework.”

Newest iPhone Includes Stainless Steel

Apple announced this week that its newest iPhone model, the iPhone 11, will be available in stores Sept. 20.
From a metals perspective, the new phone, which features a a triple-camera system, is made of glass and stainless steel.
“iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max have a textured matte glass back and polished stainless steel band, and come in four stunning finishes including a beautiful new midnight green,” Apple said in a release.

Indian Steel Tycoon Critical of Insolvency Proceedings

Indian steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal, head of the JSW Group, panned India’s relatively new bankruptcy and insolvency program on the grounds that it has been slow-moving.
Jindal’s JSW Group put in a $2.7 billion bid for the bankrupt Bhushan Power and Steel in February 2018, but only received approval by an Indian court last week, the Financial Times reported.
Since then, the steel tycoon’s interest in the acquisition has “definitely receded,” he told the Financial Times.
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The country’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, initiated in 2016, aimed to streamline the process by resolving an insolvent business within 270 days; however, as the Financial Times noted, insolvency cases in the country have extended past the mandated 270-day deadline.

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