US Law Has Helped Limit 'Conflict Minerals', Study Says

Jun 10, 2014 | Phys.Org
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A US law, and end efforts by technology firms, has helped limit the use of "conflict minerals" from Africa for consumer electronics, according to a report released Tuesday.

The report by the Enough Project activist group said that armed groups responsible for atrocities in the Democratic Republic of Congo and surrounding areas have now ceded control of two-thirds of mines in the region producing tantalum, tin, and tungsten.