I'm a Mac, I'm a PC, I Fuel Atrocities in the Congo

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Tantalum, a refractory metal, is an exceedingly rare mineral, mostly mined in Australia. It's used in the creation of tantalum capacitors, an extremely reliable sort of capacitor, which means you can find it in many of the most high-profile electronic devices, including those from Apple and Intel. Though the majority of the world's tantalum mining takes place in Australia, the Congo is, according to the Enough Project, home to about a fifth of the world's known tantalum...