Overview of human rights violations associated with the mining of columbite-tantalum
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Coltan is the colloquial name for the mineral columbite-tantalum ("col-tan"). In the early 21st century coltan mining is associated with human rights violations such as child labour, systematic exploitation of the population by governments or militant groups, exposure to toxic chemicals and other hazards as a result of lax environmental protection, and general safety laws and regulations.[1]
Coltan is the colloquial name for the mineral columbite-tantalum ("col-tan"). In the early 21st century coltanmining is associated with human rights...
for mobile phones, personal computers, automotive electronics, and cameras. Coltanmining is widespread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Approximately...
The Rubaya mines, also known as the Bibatama Mining Concession, is a series of coltanmining sites near the town of Rubaya in Masisi Territory, North...
(heat and acid) resistant metal. It is chemically similar to columbite, and the two are often grouped together as a semi-singular mineral called coltan or...
governments or militant groups, exposure to toxic chemicals and other hazards; see coltanminingandethics. Historian Thomas F. McDow draws a parallel to uranium...
of coltan extraction. Tantalite (coltan) mining can cause health problems for women and children who work in the mines. As more women turn to mining for...
motherboards and in peripherals, due to their small size and long-term reliability. Electronics portal Aluminum electrolytic capacitor Coltanminingandethics Electrolytic...
extraction. Blood diamond Water conflict Oil war Resource war Coltanminingandethics "Assent Compliance". Assent Compliance. Dias, Elizabeth (July 24...
Ecological Mining Development, the Orinoco Mining Arc has tons of reserves of gold, copper, diamond, coltan, iron, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, thorium and other...
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