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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 »

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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