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单词 conflict mineral
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Definition of conflict mineral in English:

conflict mineral

noun
  • (especially in Africa) a mineral mined in an area of armed conflict and traded illicitly to finance the fighting.

    coltan has been termed a conflict mineral, along with cassiterite, wolframite, and gold
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Profits from the so-called "conflict minerals," hundreds of millions of dollars a year, help fund the Congolese conflict.
    • We mapped the use of potential conflict minerals in our supply chain.
    • A consultant with the Enough Project estimates there are more than 20 ways to get a conflict mineral around the bagging and tagging scheme.
    • "Her commitment to addressing root causes such as the conflict minerals that power our electronics industry was a refreshing contrast to the usual disaster sympathy tourism of visiting dignitaries."
    • American companies are facing increasing pressure from the government to scrutinize supply chains for conflict minerals.
    • They have been active in a student group involved in the issue of conflict minerals.
    • The legislation requires US-listed companies to carry out supply chain due diligence to determine whether their products contain conflict minerals from the DRC or surrounding region.
    • Advocacy groups have gradually drawn attention to these "conflict minerals", but the world has been slow to react.
    • The businesses were accused of helping to fund the world's deadliest ongoing war by trading in conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    • The issue of how conflict minerals finance the violence has been bubbling up among organizations that promote socially responsible investing.
 
 

Definition of conflict mineral in US English:

conflict mineral

noun
  • (especially in Africa) a mineral mined in an area of armed conflict and traded illicitly to finance the fighting.

    cell phones and laptops containing conflict minerals from Congo
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Profits from the so-called "conflict minerals," hundreds of millions of dollars a year, help fund the Congolese conflict.
    • "Her commitment to addressing root causes such as the conflict minerals that power our electronics industry was a refreshing contrast to the usual disaster sympathy tourism of visiting dignitaries."
    • A consultant with the Enough Project estimates there are more than 20 ways to get a conflict mineral around the bagging and tagging scheme.
    • American companies are facing increasing pressure from the government to scrutinize supply chains for conflict minerals.
    • The businesses were accused of helping to fund the world's deadliest ongoing war by trading in conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    • They have been active in a student group involved in the issue of conflict minerals.
    • We mapped the use of potential conflict minerals in our supply chain.
    • The legislation requires US-listed companies to carry out supply chain due diligence to determine whether their products contain conflict minerals from the DRC or surrounding region.
    • The issue of how conflict minerals finance the violence has been bubbling up among organizations that promote socially responsible investing.
    • Advocacy groups have gradually drawn attention to these "conflict minerals", but the world has been slow to react.
 
 
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