Conflict Minerals are used in cell phones, computers, and almost all electronic devices. The illicit trade in minerals essential to phones and other electronics fuels Congo’s war. Congo is the Saudia Arabia of minerals: gold, tin, copper, coltan (computer & cell phones)
Horrible human rights attrocoties here particularly against women
- didn’t start the war, but now perpetrates it
- tin (Sn) - used in soldering in circuit boards
- tantalum (Ta) - stores electricity
- tungsten (W) - makes your phone vibrate
- gold - used to coat the wiring in every electronic device
Create a consumer demand for conflict free products!
The rate of Sexual Violence in the Congo is the highest in the world. It’s the most dangerous place on Earth to be a woman or a girl.
5.5 million people have died in the Congo in the last decade.
Walmart largest gold retailer in America. What if Walmart demanded tracability all the way to the mine for all of the gold it sells. Of all of the jewelers questioned by 60 Minutes, only Tiffany & Co. said they trace all of their gold all the way to the mine (Utah). Walmart said they will trace 10% by next year.
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