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However the US Dodd Frank Act collectively classifies all 3TG minerals as conflict minerals no matter whether or not actual conflict risks have been substantiated in a given case The 3TGs generally comprise tantalum ore coltan tin ore cassiterite tungsten ore wolframite and gold While the 3Ts in the Great Lakes nbsp
Cobalt mining for lithium ion batteries has a high human cost
30 Sep 2016 Some say cobalt should be added to the conflict minerals list even if cobalt mines are not thought to be funding war Apple told The Post that it now supports including cobalt in the law Congo 39 s cobalt trade has been the target of criticism for nearly a decade mostly from advocacy groups Even U S trade nbsp
Blood and minerals Who profits from conflict in DRC Africa Al
19 Jan 2016 Rubaya in the province of Masisi is three hours 39 drive from Goma and the epicentre of the blood minerals war Our guide a 16 year old miner called Inocence must walk for an hour to reach his post at the largest coltan mine in the country quot Sometimes the mountain caves in quot he tells us quot The miners are nbsp
Conflict Minerals National Geographic Magazine
On July 21 2010 President Barack Obama signed the Dodd Frank financial reform bill an 848 page behemoth that included a special section on conflict minerals The law called for publicly listed American companies to disclose whether any of their products included minerals from mines controlled by armed groups in or nbsp
Where Apple Gets the Tantalum for Your iPhone Newsweek
4 Feb 2015 Nobody likes to think his or her iPhone was made from minerals derived from a country where warlords and mass rapists profit from the mines In February 2014 Apple for the first time named all the smelters in its supply chain that handle the four conflict minerals tantalum gold tin and tungsten
Fair materials for people and planet Fairphone
Materials contained in your average smartphone originally enter the supply chain from the mining sector a challenging industry in terms of sustainability From pollution Responsible sourcing from conflict areas Source materials from mines that empower vulnerable communities or have better sustainable performance nbsp
Children of the Congo who risk their lives to supply our mobile
7 Dec 2012 In unsafe mines deep underground in eastern Congo children are working to extract minerals essential for the electronics industry The profits from the minerals finance the bloodiest conflict since the second world war the war has lasted nearly 20 years and has recently flared up again In that same nbsp
Conflict Minerals Regulation explained Trade European
8 Jun 2017 On 1 January 2021 a new law will come into full force across the EU – the Conflict Minerals Regulation It aims to help stem the trade in four minerals – tin tantalum tungsten and gold which sometimes finance armed conflict or are mined using forced labour
Trump order on conflict minerals would send warlords carte blanche
18 Mar 2017 quot The conflict minerals law is a vital way of breaking the chain between horrific human rights abuses in Central Africa and consumer products like smartphones quot said Audrey Gaughran Amnesty International 39 s director of global issues Tantalum tin tungsten the 3Ts and gold heavily mined in the nbsp
On the trail of tantalum tracking a conflict mineral Mining Technology
20 Apr 2016 Over the past 15 years the source of tantalum has changed from being mainly in Australia to being predominantly mined in Rwanda and the DRC raising concerns about its status as a conflict mineral The Dodd Frank Act means that companies must trace the source of these minerals and only use nbsp
Tech companies make progress on 39 blood phones 39 and 39 conflict
16 Aug 2012 Report Tech companies are making progress on 39 conflict minerals 39 The term refers to metals that come from the Democratic Republic of the Congo tantalum and tungsten are used in gadgets and also are mined in the eastern Congo a region of the vast country that has been in active conflict for years
Conflict minerals from the Congo Is your cellphone made with them
20 Sep 2013 It also requires companies to track and report the conflict minerals used in their products These minerals are tantalum used in cellphones DVD players laptops hard drives and gaming devices tungsten tin and gold if they are mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo and surrounding countries nbsp
AMD 39 s Conflict Mineral Policy
A mineral certification program that enables the traceability and certification of minerals mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and adjoining countries the DRC region A conflict free smelter program that enables third party validation of each smelter 39 s sourcing practices and a determination of whether its nbsp
This is how the Congo supplies 39 conflict minerals 39 to MINING com
22 Sep 2013 National Geographic describes miners in Congo as an antlike army expending millions of calories and gallons of sweat to feed a vast and distant global industry quot If you are reading this on a tabloid or a smartphone then you are likely holding bits of so called conflict minerals mostly mined in the nbsp
ISS Today The DRC 39 s natural resources still awash with blood
24 Jul 2017 When the price dictates the source it 39 s difficult to ensure that minerals for sale are conflict free By Nelson Alusala for ISS TODAY First published by ISS Today In the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC mining communities mostly depend on their ability to sell what they mine to make a living
Minerals in Conflict Global Policy Forum
Countries rich in minerals such as cobalt coltan cassiterite copper and gold are often marred by corruption authoritarian repression militarization and civil war Rebel groups governments and mining companies exploit mineral resources fueling civil and interstate conflict as players vie for control over riches Countries nbsp
Conflict Minerals Wikipedia
Mines edit Mines in eastern Congo are often located far from populated areas in remote and dangerous regions A recent study by International Peace Information Service IPIS indicates that armed groups are present at more than 50 of mining sites At many sites armed groups illegally tax nbsp
Progress and Challenges on Conflict Minerals Facts on Dodd Frank
As often occurs in places where black markets are disrupted by reform Congo 39 s 3T mining sector is being affected by the transition to a conflict free economy and many miners have experienced livelihood challenges The original conflict minerals draft legislation included resources nbsp
What 39 s in your smartphone Watch out for the next 39 conflict minerals 39
29 Aug 2016 Cobalt is an insignificant looking grey metal that risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft says may be the next so called conflict mineral It is used to make the rechargeable batteries found in cell phones laptops electric vehicles aircraft and power tools The metal is predominately mined in the Democratic nbsp
Conflict Minerals Global Witness Global Witness
Time to Dig Deeper New analysis shows companies exporting and trading minerals from the African Great Lakes region have made some progress on responsible sourcing but must do more middot A backhoe working at Pho Thar Htoo company mining site in Ngo Pin where Ever Winner MyanmarReport nbsp
What Are Conflict Minerals Source Intelligence
But what are these Minerals and how do they affect our everyday lives Like the similar issue of Conflict Diamonds or Blood Diamonds the term Conflict Minerals refers to raw materials that come from a particular part of the world where conflict is occurring and affects the mining and trading of those materials Learn more nbsp
iPhone mineral miners of Africa use bare hands Daily Mail Online
22 Oct 2015 The hidden coltan mines in a forgotten corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo fuel our 21st century lifestyle The black tar like mineral is the magical The Luwow is among the two thirds of DRC mines which had produced so called 39 conflict minerals 39 but which are now no longer run by warlords
Blood minerals are electronics industry 39 s dirty secret New Scientist
11 Jun 2014 The DRC government issues approved mines with controlled bags for ore which are then tagged with unique numbers There 39 s a chain of custody all the way out of the country until it gets to the smelter says Carolyn Duran Intel 39 s conflict minerals programme manager The militias are changing their tactics nbsp
The Congo Mines That Supply quot Conflict Minerals quot For the World 39 s
20 Sep 2013 Most people who own a smartphone or a laptop or a new car aren 39 t familiar with tantalum the rare blue gray metal that conducts electricity through these devices But thanks to skyrocketing demand from electronics makers tantalum along with a handful of other rare minerals is an incredibly nbsp