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A gold miner scoops mud while digging an open pit at the Chudja mine in the Kilomoto concession near the village of Kobu in this February 23, 2009 file photo. European importers of minerals from conflict zones should be forced to certify their goods “blood-free”, an influential group of EU lawmakers said on April 14, 2015, seeking to toughen a proposal to prevent the financing of warlords in Africa. Much of the gold, tantalum, tin and tungsten used in electronics and lighting is mined in areas of civil conflict in Africa and the European Commission, the EU executive, last year presented a plan for a voluntary certification scheme. (Photo by Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)
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