Closed in 2022 due to a lack of long-term independent co-funding, the Responsible Mining Foundation was an independent research organisation based in Switzerland, registered in the Canton de Vaud (CHE-232.974.628) as a not-for-profit organisation, operating for the common good. RMF supported the view that extractives value chains should benefit the economies, improve the lives of peoples, and respect the environments of producing countries – while allowing companies to make a fair and viable return.