The DRC controls an estimated 64 to 80 percent of world coltan reserves, and the windfall from mining those ... artisanal miners work under conditions that are ...

Conditions in the Mines. Conditions for those who worked in the coal mines of Britain was probably as bad as, although different from, the conditions of those who ...

Coltan Geology and Mining General Info Coltan is Dull Black colored. Coltan is highly wanted, and people kill for it. Coltan resists high temperatures. Found in ...

Coltan mining and ethics Coltan is a metallic ore from which the ... the coltan industry is not particularly amenable to fair working conditions for its laborers; ...

Overall, the conditions of mining coltan are far from safe, and the cost of the metal further contributes to unsafe conditions. Congos Coltan Mining Video

May 17, 2013· There's been yet another mining tragedy in the Congo in the peasant and artisanal ... Congo Does Not Have The World's Largest Deposits Of Tin And Coltan.

Here are five key facts about coltan you need to know, ... What is Coltan? 5 Facts You Should Know ... now deemed a “conflict-free” mine, conditions are harsh.

The ore Coltan is one of many minerals over which there is a civil war going on in the Congo. Coltan is used in cameras, laptops as well as in mobile phones.

United States DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. ... Forced mining of gold, cassiterite, coltan, ... Article 10 of the Decree Establishing the Conditions for Children’s Work ...

Children as young as 7 years old work eight or more hours a day in the artisanal and small-scale mines that dot the Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Coltan: a new blood mineral. ... mine coltan that is then shipped out of the country at huge profits. "Coltan is extracted under terrible working conditions in mines ...

Children as young as seven mining cobalt used in ... Children as young as seven are working in perilous conditions in the Democratic ... coltan and tin from ...

Plight of African child slaves forced into mines ... Coltan, which is highly ... "Their working conditions are inhuman and have accelerated now because it's the dry ...

Coltan, Congo & Conflict ... of coltan mining in the DRC conflict, ... environmental stewardship or labor conditions at mining sites.

Watch video· The hidden coltan mines ... Yet the men who pull coltan from the earth use picks and shovels working in dangerous and pressurised conditions; Many of the mines ...

Sep 11, 2014· "How do we have this amazing microtechnology? Because the factory where they're making these, they jump off the fucking roof because it's a nightmare in ...

Working conditions in mines. Trappers as young as four years old sat all day in the dark, opening the doors for the coal trucks to pass through. Young putters pushed ...

CONGO’S MINING SLAVES ... many Congolese people in mining zones toil in conditions of ... cassiterite (tin), coltan (tantalum), and wolframite ...

It is said that Coltan is extracted under terrible working conditions in mines in ... women and children are often forced at gunpoint to mine coltan that is then ...

Life Of African Coltan Miners Is One ... turning to coltan mining to support ... member working in order to survive the poor economic conditions of the ...

Kivu province in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo ... Changing market conditions, ... • unplanned coltan mining and export in a context of State ...

Beyond “Conflict Minerals”: The Congo’s Resource Curse ... of Congolese coltan into the global electronics supply ... for working conditions in mines ...

Venezuela emerges as new source of ... In Venezuela and most of Colombia coltan mining is ... guidance controls in smart bombs to work in extreme climate conditions.

Apple and the Congo: ... For more about working conditions in the mines, ... Next comes the purchase of the coltan from the mines by various different ...

The Mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a significant factor in ... The loan included trade conditions, ... such as coltan mining, are ...

Rape victims in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are being forced to work in conditions of slavery in mines producing the gold, coltan and tin ore needed to ...

It is said that Coltan is extracted under terrible working conditions in mines in Eastern Congo. Men, women and children are often forced at gunpoint to mine coltan ...

A decade ago no one except geologists had heard of tantalum or 'coltan' - an obscure mineral that is an essential ingredient in mobile phones and laptops. Then, in ...

Major electronics brands, including Apple, Samsung and Sony, are failing to do basic checks to ensure that cobalt mined by child labourers has not been used in their ...

In the Congo, coltan mining is carried ... capturing the gains 4 ... working conditions and livelihoods

What about a similar conflict-minerals campaign for Congo? On July 21, 2010, ... The Nyabibwe mine used to be run by Congolese soldiers.

Video by MISEREOR. This video filmed at the Fungamwaka mine in the DRC reveals the working conditions of artisanal …