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The rule describes the assessment and reporting requirements for issuers whose products contain conflict minerals. These minerals â tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold â are used in a wide range of products across numerous industries.
Profit from the mineral trade is one of the main motives for armed groups on all sides of the conflict in eastern Congo-the deadliest since World War II. Armed groups earn hundreds of millions of dollars per year by trading four main minerals: the ores that produce tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold.ome âº Our Initiatives âº Conflict Minerals. For more than a century, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been plagued by regional conflict and a deadly scramble for its vast natural resources.