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Bloomberg reported the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is demanding companies report the origins of minerals like tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold.
Bloomberg reported the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is demanding companies report the origins of minerals like tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold.
As quoted in the market news:
The regulator is instructing companies that build products with tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold — metals contained in virtually any device with an on switch — to make “reasonable” attempts to find out if the materials came from Democratic Republic of Congo mines supporting violent armed groups.