Responsible Minerals CreditsPilot · Kolwezi, DRC
The certificateis the connector.
Oreka is the digital infrastructure for the Responsible Minerals Credits scheme — a book-and-claim system where downstream sourcing commitments fund worker-governed improvement projects at artisanal mine sites.
§ 01 What Oreka does
Five elements articulate the scheme. Their relationships are the registry.
Each element is a domain primitive of the Responsible Minerals Credits scheme. Workflows operate on them; the certificate registry is what emerges.
Mine
01
Verified artisanal sites compliant with the relevant RMI ASM Normative Framework.
Production
02
Verified output from compliant operations. Issues one certificate per declared production unit.
Certificate
03
The connector. Issued, assigned, retired against a reporting period.
Project
04
Community-governed mine improvement interventions: health, safety, gender equality, child labour prevention.
Partner
05
Downstream company purchasing certificates proportional to its sourcing of the underlying mineral.
§ 02 How it works
From verified production to community-led investment.
- 01Eligible productionCompliant ASM operations at participating sites declare verified output for the reporting period.
- 02Certificate issuedOne certificate per production unit, tied to third-party verified compliance with the relevant RMI Normative Framework.
- 03Assigned to PartnerDownstream companies purchase certificates commensurate to their sourcing of the underlying mineral.
- 04Retired & reportedPartners retire certificates against a reporting period for OECD DDG Step 3 compliance.
- 05Community directs proceedsA worker-governed Fund Allocation Committee invests in mine improvements. 30% earmarked for women-centric interventions.
§ 03 Consortium
