3Ts Tin Tungsten Tantalum
Gold, tin, tantalum, tungsten (the "3 T's"), are mined in eastern Congo and are in all consumer electronics products also called Conflict Minerals.
Tin
A metallic element
Element symbol: Sn
Atomic number: 50
China's tin reserves are rich, annual production more than 50,000 tons, and one third metal tin and half of tin ore concentrates for export.
Tungsten or Wolfram
A metallic element
Element symbol: W
Atomic number: 74
Density: 19.35 g/cm3
China is the largest tungsten storage country in the world.
Tantalum
A metallic element
Element symbol: Ta
Atomic number: 73
China's tantalum-niobium ores are rich in resources.