Congo mining ban snags mineral tracking

Reuters.com reports that a mining ban in the Republic of Congo is throwing up barriers for the tin and tantalum industries to meet new regulations for mineral tracking set out by the U.S.

The story is quoted as saying:

But tin industry body ITRI said a mining ban in three eastern provinces introduced by Congo in September to curb “mafia” networks had forced to a standstill a pilot scheme that had been intended to track the supply of minerals.

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