Sentence examples for gold coltan from inspiring English sources

Eastern Congo is blessed with gold, coltan, cassiterite and other minerals.

Global demand for cobalt is increasing, but the global cobalt market remains largely unregulated as it falls outside "conflict mineral" legislation regulating the extraction and sale of other mineral such as gold, coltan and tin from the DRC.

The legislation compels US companies to audit their supply chains to ensure they are not using "conflict minerals" – particularly gold, coltan, tin and tungsten from artisanal mines controlled by Congo's murderous militias.

Many analysts say that because of the weakness of the Congolese government, the M23 commanders will be given top positions in the army and that rebels will gain an even tighter grip on eastern Congo, home to gold, coltan and other mineral riches as well as several other equally brutal armed groups.

Its report, released in mid-April, is extraordinarily detailed, naming Major-General Salim Saleh, the brother of Uganda's president, Yoweri Museveni, among the senior Ugandan and Rwandan commanders whom it accuses of stealing diamonds, gold, coltan (a mineral), timber and ivory.

Meanwhile the diamonds, gold, coltan, uranium and niobium flow out of these areas and into the profits of the mining cartels in America, England, Russia and China.

But right now it is about resources – about the militias getting their hands on the vast mineral resources of the region, including gold, diamonds, coltan (columbite-tantalite) for cell phones, and uranium.

It is wildly rich in gold, diamonds, coltan, uranium, timber, tin and more.

Mr. Chávez, speaking on state television, said he was preparing a decree increasing government control to stop illegal miners from exploiting deposits of gold and coltan, an ore containing tantalum, used in cellphones and video game consoles.

Armies of several neighboring countries, as well as their militia proxies on the ground, have rampaged through the country, harvesting diamonds, cobalt, gold and coltan -- the staple mineral used in cellular telephones.

"Most, not to say all, of the ongoing conflicts in our region are linked to our extraordinary resources, gold, diamonds, coltan, precious woods that are being ruthlessly exploited, often at gunpoint," said Professor Alphonse Maindo, who is responsible for the social science part of the course.