Conflict Minerals: Majority of Firms Fail at Conflict Minerals Due Diligence

Oct 11, 2019 | Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.com
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Nine years after the implementation of a law requiring publicly traded companies to ensure their raw materials don’t come from mines that use child labour or fund warlords or corrupt soldiers, companies’ efforts to comply continue to fall short. Dodd-Frank legislation requires companies operating in conflict areas such as the the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to conduct due diligence to establish their commodities are conflict-free. The minerals involved are tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (3TG) .