Congo Tin Sales Fall 90% as Companies Avoid ‘Conflict Minerals’
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Sales of tin ore from Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province fell more than 90 percent in April as companies avoided trade in so-called “conflict minerals,” a provincial mining official said.
Mineral producers stopped buying from the eastern region in anticipation of new U.S. rules aiming to prevent armed groups from profiting from the sale of tin ore, tungsten, gold, and coltan, the head of North Kivu’s Mines Division, Emmanuel Ndimubanzi, said.