Yesterday it was
reported that supply chain firm RCS Global has implemented a digital traceability system for tantalum mining. The project hopes to bolster efforts for ethical mining of conflict materials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
RCS is already part of a
blockchain consortium with IBM and Ford aimed at transparency in the mining of cobalt. Both cobalt and tantalum are ‘conflict materials’ widely used for electronics such as smartphones, laptops, and electric car batteries.
Two-thirds of the global supply of cobalt and, according to Reuters, 39% of tantalum comes from the DRC. Some of these mines are notorious for poor conditions, child labor, and corruption.
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