Wall Street Journal (July 6)
2012/ 07/ 07 by jd in Global News
On August 22, the SEC is expected to vote on conflict minerals. A new regulation could require companies to verify and report the origins of even trace amounts of tin, tungsten, tantalum or gold. Costs could be staggering. “To comply with the law, companies will have to disclose if any of the minerals that make up the metals in their products were mined in the Congo. That means every company must trace every product back through the supply chain, and then have the findings certified by an independent third party.”
Tags: Conflict minerals, Gold, SEC, Supply chain, Tantalum, The Congo, Tin, Tungsten
