{"id":89868,"date":"2018-10-19T00:00:30","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T07:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=89868"},"modified":"2020-04-28T22:37:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T21:37:00","slug":"rwanda-hosts-first-tantalum-tracking-blockchain-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/rwanda-hosts-first-tantalum-tracking-blockchain-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda Hosts First Tantalum-Tracking Blockchain Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On Oct. 16, in a bid to draw investors by providing a proven source of conflict-free minerals, Rwanda mining authorities announced a blockchain network to track the mineral tantalum \u2013 which is used in manufacturing most electronics such as mobile phones.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rwanda announces world&#39;s first blockchain project to track tantalum from the pit-face to the refinery, part of a push to reassure investors it\u2019s a conflict-free source of minerals.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qNiC6L6GkX\">https:\/\/t.co\/qNiC6L6GkX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charles Onyango-Obbo (@cobbo3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cobbo3\/status\/1052471371475931136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In All Your Household Electronics<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tantalum, a silvery transition metal, has <a href=\"https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/5906833\/tantalum-is-the-most-important-element-youve-never-heard-of\"><span class=\"s2\">become ubiquitous<\/span><\/a> in the world of personal electronic devices and is used in everyday items from smartphones and hard drives to video gaming systems. Its utility has caused it to become quite valuable, and the regions where its mined have come under fire for the high human costs reportedly associated with its mining. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Rwanda hopes to change that by partnering with Circulor, a British blockchain startup, and Power Resources Group (PRG), a mining company working in Rwanda and Macedonia, according to Reuters. Their goal is the creation of a blockchain-based tracking system for tantalum that will monitor it \u201cfrom the pit-face to the refinery.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Chief Executive of Rwanda\u2019s Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board Francis Gatare said in an interview with Reuters that proving his country was mining tantalum ethically was paramount and that the blockchain could help do it, stating:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cBlockchain is one of the technologies that has demonstrated capabilities of providing a more efficient and effective way of delivering traceability for commodities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Rwanda has long faced allegations of illicit mining practices and is currently staving off allegations that some of its mineral resources are being used to fuel a bloody <a href=\"http:\/\/www.easterncongo.org\/about-drc\/history-of-the-conflict\"><span class=\"s2\">conflict in the Congo region<\/span><\/a>. There have also been reports of miners <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/2016\/01\/blood-minerals-profits-conflict-drc-160118124123342.html\"><span class=\"s2\">working in highly dangerous environments<\/span><\/a> to extricate this and other valuable materials. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Keeping the System Secure<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">There are similar tracking systems already in use by companies like diamond retailer De Beers, who tracks their product to ensure the diamonds weren\u2019t harvested through child labor or associated with any conflict. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41582\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41582\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41582\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/blockchain-africa-social-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"Blockchain Africa\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/blockchain-africa-social-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/blockchain-africa-social-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/blockchain-africa-social-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/blockchain-africa-social.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Related:\u00a0<a title=\"Blockchain Is Transforming the Digital Landscape of Africa\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/blockchain-africa\/\">Blockchain Is Transforming the Digital Landscape of Africa<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A challenge to the tracking of tantalum mineral is that it needs to be refined. When a batch is pulled from the earth as coltan ore, it potentially exposes clean batches to the risk of mixing with ones that were not ethically mined. If incorrect or falsified data is entered, the entire tracking process is rendered useless.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">PRG said it will take measures to prevent these exact circumstances, including facial recognition and GPS tracking in addition to the blockchain. The company also has a practice of comparing samples the end product of the refining process kept in sealed bags with each batch taken from its refineries.\u00a0the company <a href=\"http:\/\/prgplc.eu\/files\/Confrict%20Free%20Policy.pdf\"><span class=\"s2\">states<\/span><\/a> on its website:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cAs a primary and secondary processor of tantalum, PRG takes its role in the supply chain very seriously. Not only is PRG striving to set new standards of human rights in the mining industry, but it recognizes that conflict minerals are of such a serious and shocking nature that they demand a moral and highly ethical response.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Circulor has also worked with car manufacturer BMW to help in tracking sources of ethical cobalt for use in their vehicles, mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Oct. 16, in a bid to draw investors by providing a proven source of conflict-free minerals, Rwanda mining authorities announced a blockchain network to track the mineral tantalum \u2013 which is used in manufacturing most electronics such as mobile phones. 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