Coltan is a precious metal that is used in the production of cell phones and PC’s. The tiny circuits in this technology cannot be made without this precious metal.
Coltan is mined in the Congo by slaves; very young children and men who are burned alive or beheaded when exhausted. After collecting this metal, these slaves haul 88 lb. bags on top of their heads for 4 days to hopefully be paid $10.00. After paying “taxes” to their own Congolese Soldiers at check points, there is hardly any left. Women and babies in the area are tortured and raped by 40 men at a time. Rape of babies and old women is carried out with hot plastic and bayonets
These mines are occupied by white foreigners who are making a fortune exporting this metal to Apple, Nokia, Samsung, In
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