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Renewed fighting between rebels and government troops in Congo’s restive east is likely to make it very difficult for consumers of the rare-earth metal tantalum, used in the aerospace and electronics industry, to continue to trade legitimately with the country, traders and analysts said Monday.

http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2012/11/26/fighting-in-congo-could-push-up-price-for-tantalum/