Conflict Minerals in the Compute Sector: Estimating Extent of Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten, and Gold Use in ICT Products

Recent legislation has focused attention on the supply chains of tin, tungsten, tantalum, and gold (3TG), specifically those originating from the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The unique properties of these so-called “conflict minerals” lead to their use in many products, ranging...

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Main Authors: Fitzpatrick, Colin, Miller, T. Reed, Roth, Richard, Kirchain, Randolph, Olivetti, Elsa A.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Materials Processing Center
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Chemical Society (ACS) 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/102310
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8043-2385