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Text Messages To Help Centuries-Old Choco Mining Tradition
Jim Glade | FrontlineSMS | June 2, 2011
Artisanal mining traditions and culture dating back to when the Spanish first brought African slaves to mine the region known today as Choco, are being reintroduced into the 21st century marketplace with the help of a text message. Read More »
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The Congo Mines That Supply "Conflict Minerals" For the World's Gadgets
Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan | Gizmodo India | September 20, 2013
Most people who own a smartphone-or a laptop, or a new car-aren't familiar with tantalum, the rare, blue-gray metal that conducts electricity through these devices. But thanks to skyrocketing demand from electronics makers, tantalum-along with a handful of other rare minerals-is now one of the most sought-after metals on Earth. And it's fueling the ongoing conflict in Congo.
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