Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo mine for coltan and face abuse to supply smartphone industry - ABC News
![A Congolese man mines for coltan, an essential mineral for many consumer electronic devices, while wearing a shirt designed with $100 bills. Coltan miners make $5 for 12 hours of work. (x-post / A Congolese man mines for coltan, an essential mineral for many consumer electronic devices, while wearing a shirt designed with $100 bills. Coltan miners make $5 for 12 hours of work. (x-post /](https://external-preview.redd.it/bJ-D78Uo1PLDdmyofb61CE9EyALleUTPmeDWinGrQKE.jpg?auto=webp&s=2fe524b9e4bb0db49cfbe5d953103549620af4ff)
A Congolese man mines for coltan, an essential mineral for many consumer electronic devices, while wearing a shirt designed with $100 bills. Coltan miners make $5 for 12 hours of work. (x-post /
Children in the Democratic Republic of Congo mine for coltan and face abuse to supply smartphone industry - ABC News
![TSCi's role in the coltan supply chain. Source: Primary data collected... | Download Scientific Diagram TSCi's role in the coltan supply chain. Source: Primary data collected... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326863010/figure/fig1/AS:664434682900480@1535424981639/Figure-iTSCis-role-in-the-coltan-supply-chain-Source-Primary-data-collected-in.png)