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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.
Conflict resources are natural resources extracted in a conflict zone and sold to perpetuate the fighting. There is both anecdotal and statistical evidence that belligerent accessibility to precious commodities can prolong conflicts (a  resource curse ).he concept of 'conflict resource', or 'conflict commodity ' emerged in the late 1990s, initially in relation to ' conflict diamonds ' financing rebellions in Angola and Sierra Leone.