A disturbing article this week in the FT reports how cassiterite sourced through the use of child and slave labour has made it into the supply chains of global electronic goods manufacturers.

The Brazilian Amazon hosts a huge mineral wealth, ranging from bauxite and cassiterite to tin, nobium, tantalum and coltan, providing raw materials for the steel industry, electronics, technology and ...

A mineral that is difficult to crack meets a raw material that is increasingly in demand in the electronics and semiconductor industry: In multi-stage smelting and refining processes, raw tin is ...

George Monbiot has a pop at Apple in today's Guardian. It's all about the ethical sourcing of the materials that go into the iPhones, iPads and other iKit. More specifically, the claim is that Apple, ...

When it comes to “conflict minerals,” diamonds get the most attention. But diamonds aren’t the only minerals being sold to finance wars. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, minerals such as ...

Cassiterite alone fetched the country $31.9 million in 2008. Natural Resources Development Rwanda (NRD) has announced plans of increasing production by industrialising its mining system.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB) has announced August 16, 2025 as the deadline for investors to submit applications for licenses to operate in 10 ready-to-invest-in mining concessions ...

Given that the well meaning types have now solved the problem of conflict minerals through the Dodd Frank act and the requirements for companies to report their use there's obviously a new frontier ...