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Conflict Minerals How To Ensure Responsible Sourcing l 27 01 2024 Typically a minerals supply chain looks like figure 1 While 3TG mines are mostly located in the Great Lakes Region of the Democratic Republic of Congo other areas such as gold mines in Latin America and the Middle East and tin mines in South East Asia are also known to be rich in 3TGs
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Conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo Tin processing plants a critical part of the tin supply chain Format Online Resource Book Edition Ver Published [Reston Va ] Department of the Interior Geological Survey 2024 Description 1 online resource 4 unnumbered pages color map URL
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In fact the accessibility of conflict minerals to militant groups has been statistically linked to longer and more deadly conflicts ¹ Currently the country most affected by the mining and sale of conflict minerals is the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC where there have been an estimated million deaths in civil conflicts to date
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The Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 4173 and the recent EU legislation aim to prevent the trade in Conflict Minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo The current list of conflict mineral includes gold tantalum tin and tungsten Several large NGOs and brands consider Cobalt a conflict mineral
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Conflict Materials in or Near the Democratic Republic of the Congo 15 sec 78m p The Act requires minerals consuming industries to trace and publicly report any imports derived from the designated region Official trade statistics and these reporting requirements give only a partial picture of
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The Securities and Exchange Commission SEC disclosure rule broadly requires that certain companies submit a filing that describes their efforts to conduct a reasonable country of origin inquiry for necessary conflict minerals used in their products These minerals include tin tungsten tantalum and gold
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The global minerals trade has funded abuses and armed conflict for decades We were one of the first organisations to reveal how minerals that bankrolled social and environmental harms ended up in our mobile phones laptops and cars Companies must act responsibly by checking their supply chains and mitigating harms
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Known as conflict minerals or 3TGs tin tantalum tungsten and gold mined in the DRC have been linked to the funding of armed groups and have helped to fuel a war for over twenty years Worth hundreds of millions of dollars per year the minerals provide a valuable source of income to rebel groups militias and criminal gangs
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View Conflict Minerals in the Democratic Republic of from ENS 102 at Maseno University Conflict Minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo Raise Hope for Congo Annie Conzemius Saige
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The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises are government backed recommendations on responsible business conduct to encourage sustainable development and enduring social progress The Guidance provides recommendations for responsible mineral supply chains to help companies to respect human rights and avoid contributing to conflict through their mineral or metal purchasing decisions
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In the early 2000s activists began to campaign against the extraction of conflict minerals —a catchall term for gold and the three Ts tin tantalum and tungsten originating from war zones in eastern Congo NGO and UN investigations suggested that these digital minerals used in high end tech products were driving violent conflict
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Conflict minerals have fueled and continue to help sustain armed violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Congo linking them to the deadliest conflict globally since World War II The four conflict minerals gold along with the 3Ts tin tantalum and tungsten are not the only sources of income to armed groups but they are some
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Figure 1 Global producers of tin industrial products in 2024 and percentage of 2024 13 average world tin mine production by country Conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo—Tin processing plants a critical part of the tin supply chain
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The mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo produces copper diamonds tantalum tin gold and more than 63% of global cobalt production Minerals and petroleum are central to the DRC s economy making up more than 95% of value of its The Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC is one of the wealthiest countries in terms of untapped resource wealth and has an
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has vast natural resources many of which are regularly exploited by the electronics industry Unfortunately in addition to these resources there are widespread human rights abuses committed by armed groups entrenched in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo These armed groups are using profits from these minerals as a source of funding Their
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The Geological Survey USGS analyzes mineral and metal supply chains to identify and describe major components of material flows from ore extraction through intermediate forms to a final product Supply chain analyses may be used 1 to identify risks to the United States associated with the supply of critical and strategic minerals and metals and 2 to provide greater supply chain
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Armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continue to commit severe human rights abuses and to profit from the mining and trading of conflict minerals according to the State Department These minerals include tin gold and others that are used to finance conflict in the area
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The conflict minerals controversy refers to an ongoing debate about the effectiveness and impact of a human rights campaign that seeks to reduce conflict in eastern Congo by eliminating the ability of the region s armed actors to make money off the mineral trade Armed conflict and serious human rights abuses have persisted in the eastern
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Conflict minerals include cassiterite tin gold columbite tantalite tantalum wolframite tungsten their derivatives and other minerals as determined by the Secretary of State to be financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC and the surrounding nine covered countries see map
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Conflict Minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Conflict Minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo— Tin Processing Plants a Critical Part of the Tin Supply Chain The US Geological Survey USGS analyzes mineral and metal supply chains to identify and describe major components of material flows from ore extraction through intermediate forms to a final product Supply chain
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The exploitation and trade of conflict minerals originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC The extreme violence and human rights violations in the DRC have resulted in a loss of more than million lives since it was instigated in the late 1990 s Global Witness 2024 Hogg 2024
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According to the Department of State 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report coltan also called Tantalum Ore tungsten and tin three widely used minerals are all produced with forced labor and child labor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC [1b] The 2024 Department of Labor s List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor also reports child labor and forced labor
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• Gold smallest conflict mineral by volume but second only to tin in its contribution to armed groups Estimated at about $50 million to armed groups in 2024 Gold s high value low volume nature makes it easy to conceal and transport 95% of the Eastern DRC s Gold is traded informally
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Democratic Republic of Congo As legislation requiring large companies to disclose the origins of the minerals they use is meant to come into force this year Crisis Group sent a mission to North Kivu to assess the different strategies used to fight conflict minerals and their impact in the field For many years it has proved impossible
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The so called conflict minerals are tantalum tungsten tin and gold mined and extracted from ore often in war torn areas such as eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where
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The Minerals Tin Cassiterite Ore Leading mineral in terms of dollar value contributing to armed groups in the DRC DRC is the 6th largest producer of tin Half of tin mined is used in soldering electronics Contributes about $115 million to armed groups in 2024 Tantalum Coltan DRC is one of the leading producers of this mineral Coltan
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In keeping with our conflict minerals strategy we focus our risk mitigation efforts in three areas supplier engagement increasing the number of conflict free smelters and refiners and encouraging responsible sourcing from the Covered Countries Engage suppliers in due diligence and DRC Conflict Free sourcing
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the usgs national minerals information center nmic has been asked by governmental and non governmental organizations to provide information about tantalum tin tungsten and gold collectively known as 3tg minerals processing facilities worldwide in response to legislation aimed at identifying and removing the supply chain links …
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Anderson Charles 2024 Conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo—Tin processing plants a critical part of the tin supply chain ver February 2024 Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2024 3022 4 p ISSN 2327 6932 online ISSN 2327 6916 print Study Area −
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Mexico An unspecified locality in Durango has yielded quality reniform and botryoidal wood tin CONFLICT MINERAL SITES IN AFRICA Democratic Republic of Congo Congo is among the top 5 producers of tungsten worldwide but is better known for its involvement as a supplier of conflict minerals than collectible specimens Conflict minerals is a
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