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to the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country. (4) CONFLICT MINERAL.—The term ‘‘conflict mineral’’ means— (A) columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolf- ramite, or their derivatives; or (B) any other mineral or its derivatives determined by the Secretary of State to be financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country. (5) UNDER THE CONTROL OF ARMED GROUPS.—The term ‘‘under the control of armed groups’’ means areas within the Democratic Republic of the Congo or adjoining countries in which armed groups— (A) physically control mines or force labor of civilians to mine, transport, or sell conflict minerals; (B) tax, extort, or control any part of trade routes for conflict minerals, including the entire trade route from a Conflict Zone Mine to the point of export from the Demo- cratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country; or (C) tax, extort, or control trading facilities, in whole or in part, including the point of export from the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country.

15 USC 78m–2. SEC. 1503. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING COAL OR OTHER
MINE SAFETY.
(a) REPORTING MINE SAFETY INFORMATION.—Each issuer that
is required to file reports pursuant to section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m, 78o) and
that is an operator, or that has a subsidiary that is an operator,
of a coal or other mine shall include, in each periodic report filed
with the Commission under the securities laws on or after the
date of enactment of this Act, the following information for the
time period covered by such report:
(1) For each coal or other mine of which the issuer or
a subsidiary of the issuer is an operator—
(A) the total number of violations of mandatory health
or safety standards that could significantly and substan-
tially contribute to the cause and effect of a coal or other
mine safety or health hazard under section 104 of the
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C.
814) for which the operator received a citation from the
Mine Safety and Health Administration;
(B) the total number of orders issued under section
104(b) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 814(b));
(C) the total number of citations and orders for
unwarrantable failure of the mine operator to comply with
mandatory health or safety standards under section 104(d)
of such Act (30 U.S.C. 814(d));
(D) the total number of flagrant violations under sec-
tion 110(b)(2) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 820(b)(2));
(E) the total number of imminent danger orders issued
under section 107(a) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 817(a));
(F) the total dollar value of proposed assessments from

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