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Hunt for tech-industry minerals reignites conflict in central Africa

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Filthy miners use shovels and prospecting pans while scouring muddy hills for ores that will go into the latest smartphones and laptops.
The mining town of Rubaya in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) even has the feel of the Wild West .
The dull, black metallic ore is refined to tantalum, a heat-resistant powder used in capacitors for high tech devices.
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