telecoms and aeronautics is funding a brutal war in the Democratic Republic of Congo—despite U.S. efforts to stop the use of so-called conflict minerals. Congo is the world’s leading producer ...

U.S. lawmakers have sought to prevent minerals commonly mined in eastern Congo—tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold—from ...

Congressional watchdog US Government Accountability Office (GAO) concluded on Monday that no concrete evidence supports the effectiveness of the 2012 Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ...

Coltan from militia-controlled mines in Congo is increasingly flowing into global supply chains for smartphones and computers, despite US efforts to stop the use of so-called conflict minerals.

Congo is the world's top producer of tantalum, which is considered a critical mineral by the United States and the European Union. The report added that "the SEC disagreed with some of GAO's ...

“Conflict Minerals—Peace and Security in Democratic Republic of the Congo Have Not Improved with SEC Disclosure Rule.” That is the title of the final required report of the U.S. Government ...

LUBUMBASHI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional watchdog has found no evidence that a 2012 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) conflict minerals disclosure rule has ...

LUBUMBASHI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional watchdog has found no evidence that a 2012 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) conflict minerals disclosure rule ...

The deposit contains open pit and underground Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves totaling 33.1 million tonnes containing 1.11 million ounces of gold, 82.3 million pounds of cobalt, 102.1 million ...

Only a few months ago, the prospect of shortages of elements including cobalt, lithium and a few other metals stoked apprehension as prices of the elements needed to make the batteries crucial for the ...