A digital system developed by German company RCS Global has been adopted in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of efforts to remove conflict minerals and child labour from supply chains. The system was launched in January at the Societe Miniere de Bisunzu’s site near Rubaya. The mine has some of the largest deposits of coltan, a tantalum-rich ore, in Africa. “Coltan is used for everything from mobile phones to car parts — The new system is potentially of interest to carmakers seeking to monitor their supply chains.
A digital system developed by German company RCS Global has been adopted in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of efforts to remove conflict minerals and child labour from supply chains. The system was launched in January at the Societe Miniere de Bisunzu’s site near Rubaya. The mine has some of the largest deposits of coltan, a tantalum-rich ore, in Africa. Sacks of the ore are barcoded and scanned by handheld devices linked to the cloud. The new system is potentially of interest to carmakers seeking to monitor their supply chains.