Showing posts with label Conflict Minerals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Conflict Minerals. Show all posts
Saturday, October 30, 2021

The Problem With Conflict Minerals

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Christoph Vogel and Josaphat Musamba was spot on. Conflict minerals are addictive. I think it will several generations to get it right becau...
Friday, December 13, 2019

Blood Gold In The Brazilian Rain Forest

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Illegal gold mining will never stop in the Brazilian rain forest, period. Useful link: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/11/11/b...
Tuesday, December 03, 2019

Guns, Mercenaries, Minerals - Russia Embraces Africa

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Always. Russians know what they are doing. Useful link: https://www.voanews.com/europe/guns-mercenaries-minerals-russia-embraces-afric...
Saturday, November 23, 2019

Mining The Disclosures 2019

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Must read. Useful link: https://www.sourcingnetwork.org/mining-the-disclosures
Thursday, October 03, 2019

Gender Safeguards In The Fight Against Conflict Diamonds

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Why it took so long? Useful link: http://www.bmz.de/rue/en/releases/aktuelleMeldungen/2019/July/Gemstone_Forum/index.html
Thursday, July 25, 2019

Independent Private Sector Audit Supports Signet’s Sixth Disclosure That Its Jewelry Is “DRC Conflict Free”

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Take note. Useful link: https://www.signetjewelers.com/investors/news-releases/news-release-details/2019/Independent-Private-Sector-Audit...
Friday, November 30, 2018

Conflict Diamonds And Climate Change

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Both are intertwined. Cooperate. Useful link: https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/10/1023332
Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Mining Needs $100–$150 Billion To Meet EV Demand

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A must read. Useful link: http://www.mining.com/report-mining-needs-100-150-billion-meet-ev-demand
Saturday, June 09, 2018

The Afghan Talc Story

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A must read. Useful link: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/afghanistan/talc-everyday-mineral-funding-afghan-insurgents
Tuesday, May 01, 2018

Interview With The New State Dept. Advisor Of Conflict Minerals

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Conflict minerals update. Useful link: https://www.jckonline.com/editorial-article/state-advisor-conflict-minerals
Tuesday, August 01, 2017

EU Court Upholds Asset Freeze Over ‘Conflict Diamond’ Exports

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A must read. Useful link: https://www.courthousenews.com/eu-court-upholds-asset-freeze-conflict-diamond-exports
Sunday, July 16, 2017

Tracing Conflict Gold In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo

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Sad, really. Useful link: https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-06-23/tracing-conflict-gold-democratic-republic-congo
Sunday, July 09, 2017

Pioneering Canadian System Ensures Conflict-free Gold

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Ethical tagging. Useful link: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/pioneering-canadian-ethical-trade-system-ensures-proof-of-confli...
Saturday, April 08, 2017

Tech Companies Must Do More To Avoid Using Minerals Tainted By Rights Abuses

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Spot on. Useful link: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/apr/07/tech-companies-conflict-minerals-rights-abuses-verisk-ma...
Thursday, March 09, 2017

How The Blockchain Is Helping Stop The Spread Of Conflict Diamonds

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A must read. Useful link: http://www.wired.co.uk/article/blockchain-conflict-diamonds-everledger
Thursday, December 08, 2016

Central African Conflict-Diamonds Entering Cameroon

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Spot on. Useful link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-02/central-african-conflict-diamonds-entering-cameroon-group-says
Saturday, April 23, 2016

The West’s Campaign Against Conflict Minerals Is Doing More Harm Than Good

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So true. Useful link: http://qz.com/665083/the-wests-campaign-against-conflict-minerals-is-doing-more-harm-than-good
Friday, March 11, 2016

Mining For Our Minerals

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A must read. Useful link: https://www.globalwitness.org/mining-for-our-minerals
Wednesday, January 06, 2016

Conflicted: The Fight Over Congo's Minerals

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A must read. Useful link: http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/faultlines/2015/11/conflicted-fight-congo-minerals-151118084541495.html
Friday, April 24, 2015

India’s Conflict Minerals

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Sad really.  http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2015/04/india-coal/loyd-text