coltan
The Venezuelan Government Says It's Found 17 Missing Gold Miners in a Mass Grave
Locals say the miners were killed two weeks ago by a local gang leader seeking to control gold, iron ore, and coltan mining in the Tumeremo region. The authorities were initially reluctant to admit that anything had happened.
Online Shopping Hides Black Friday’s Real Violence
Hidden supply chains, hidden labour, and hidden violence.
The Congolese Miners Who Suffer So You Can Have a Smartphone
Judith Prat is a Spanish photojournalist who has been capturing the harsh realities facing miners of coltan in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Coltan is a mineral essential for the manufacture of the tiny capacitors that make smart phones, computers...
Can We Have Gadgets That Are Not Made of Blood?
Apple and other famous technology companies and their millions of customers don't have blood on their hands. Well, maybe. After reading a piece by Nick Kristof in the Times last year - ""Death by Gadget"":http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/opinion...
Learning How Your iPhone Was Made: There Was an App For That
Now there's an iPhone game about the real people who suffer and die to make iPhones, and Apple doesn't like it very much.
