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Conflict minerals : stakeholder options for responsible sourcing are expanding, but more information on smelters is needed : report to congressional committees.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Government Accountability Office, issuing body.
- Standardized Title:
- Conflict minerals (2014 June)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Department of Commerce--Rules and practice--Evaluation.
- United States.
- United States. Department of Commerce.
- Mineral industries--Corrupt practices--Prevention.
- Mineral industries.
- Smelting.
- Metals--Refining.
- Metals.
- smelting.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (v, 67 pages) : color illustrations, color map
- Other Title:
- Stakeholder options for responsible sourcing are expanding, but more information on smelters is needed
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2014.
- Summary:
- Armed groups in eastern DRC continue to commit severe human rights abuses and profit from the exploitation of minerals, according to reports from the United Nations. Congress included a provision in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to address the trade in "conflict minerals", tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold. Section 1502 of the Act directed several U.S. agencies to report or focus on issues related to conflict minerals. This report examines, among other things, (1) the extent to which relevant U.S. agencies have undertaken activities related to responsible sourcing of conflict minerals and (2) what is known about the status of, and information provided by, stakeholder initiatives focused on responsible sourcing of conflict minerals from the DRC and adjoining countries. GAO reviewed and analyzed documents and data covering 2003 through 2014. We interviewed representatives from State, USAID, SEC, Commerce, nongovernmental organizations, industry, and international organizations who are cognizant of conflict minerals issues. GAO recommends that the Secretary of Commerce provide Congress a plan that outlines the steps, with associated timeframes, to develop and report the required information about smelters and refiners of conflict minerals worldwide.
- Notes:
- "June 2014."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Online resource; title from PDF cover page (GAO, viewed November 8, 2014).
- "GAO-14-575."
- OCLC:
- 894785423
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