U.S. Tries To Stop The Trade In Congo's Conflict Minerals

U.S. Tries To Curb Looting Of Congo -- UPI

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A little-noticed amendment in the new U.S. financial reform law requires U.S.-listed companies to disclose whether their products contain "conflict minerals" from the seemingly endless war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

This law, the first of its kind in the world, will affect thousands of U.S. companies.

So it is expected to have a broad impact since minerals such as tungsten, tin, tantalum and gold are widely used in the manufacture of cellphones, laptop computers, digital cameras and a wide range of popular products.

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