Source: Reuters - AlertNet
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)
US law crackdown had brought eastern exports to standstill
Tagging scheme restores livelihoods for east Congo miners
Impact of "conflict minerals" crackdown is widely debated
Stockpiled uncertified minerals still a credibility threat
By Jonny Hogg
NYABIBWE, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Miners clustered in a muddy riverbed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo watch as a bag of tin ore is weighed on scales hung from a shovel and then sealed with a small plastic tag.