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Coltan

Coltan( )
Author: Nest, Michael
Series title:Resources Ser.
ISBN:978-0-7456-4932-0
Publication Date:Mar 2011
Publisher:Polity Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $36.95
Book Description:

A decade ago no one except geologists had heard of tantalum or 'coltan' - an obscure mineral that is an essential ingredient in mobile phones and laptops. Then, in 2000, reports began to leak out of Congo: of mines deep in the jungle where coltan was extracted in brutal conditions watched over by warlords. The United Nations sent a team to investigate, and its exposé of the relationship between violence and the exploitation of coltan and other natural resources contributed to a...
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Book Details
Pages:200
Detailed Subjects: Science / Chemistry / General
Technology & Engineering / Mining
Social Science / Violence In Society
Technology & Engineering / Mobile & Wireless Communications
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):14.99 x 21.08 x 1.91 cm
Book Weight:0.327 Kilograms



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