What and where are conflict minerals ? <br /> <br />Dodd–Frank Section 1502 defines “conflict minerals” as cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold and wolframite, as well as their derivatives and other minerals that the US Secretary of State may designate in the future. <br />The final rule exempts any conflict minerals that are “outside the supply chain” prior to 31 January 2013. Conflict minerals are “outside the supply chain” only “after any columbite-tantalite, cassiterite, and wolframite minerals have been smelted; after gold has been fully refined; or after any conflict mineral, or its derivatives, that have not been smelted or fully refined are located outside of the Covered Countries. <br /> <br />___________________________ <br /> <br />- Visit KONGO NEWS : more than 225 VIDEOS in English, French and Italian : http://kongonews.canalblog.com/ <br /> <br />- TWITTER : https://twitter.com/kongonews - @kongonews
