Mineral+articles

__http://www.alertnet.org/db/blogs/57941/2009/03/21-092321-1.htm__  In this article they are illegally forcing miners at gunpoint to dig in mines for minerals in congo. They mine to hold their futures in their hands, with out mining the country and economy would fall apart. They work the people in horrible condtitions and when they find minerals, the minerals are taken away by force by soldiers which then is used for their use. The workers get little to no pay and are inturn safe by the governments soldiers.

[] Mine accidents in china happen alot, the chinese look for minerals in dangerous parts of the mines. The collapse killed 26 and the officals will not say anything that happened in the accident. Xinhua

DIAMOND ARTICLES

"BBC News | AFRICA | Mixed blessing of diamonds in CAR." //BBC NEWS | News Front Page//. Web. 29 Oct. 2009. .

"IRIN Global | Great Lakes | Central African Republic | In brief: Mine closures in CAR's southwest trigger nutrition crisis | In Brief Economy Health & Nutrition | News Item." __IRIN " humanitarian news and analysis from Africa, Asia and the Middle East - updated daily__. 29 Oct. 2009 [].