Howeverumthelinkbetweenthoseartisanalminesandpovertyis a bitmistakenbecauseumumtheindustrialmineswereespeciallycopperandcobaltaresourcedinotherpartsofthecountrywheretherehasbeen a lotofcorruptioninvolvinginternationalcompaniesinthepastdecadesoractuallysortofthemaineconomicengineofthecountry.
However, outofthesomehand, 120 armedgroupsthatarecurrentlyoperatinginEasternCongo, thatisprettymuchanoutliercasewhereweseetodaythatthereisonly a minorityofarmedgroupsthatareactuallyoperatingwiththemainobjectivetosecureminingareas.
Well, for a numberofreasons, I mean, thefirstreasonsortofwasimpliedinmyanswerinmypreviousanswerthatintheend, umtheartisanalminingofgold, butalsoothersubstances, substancessuchasColtondoesnotrepresent a veryimportantshareofCongo's economy.
Soyouhadsortofcontrabandandfraudingold, especiallytoneighboringcountriessuchasUgandahas a verylongstoryandit's oftennotperceivednecessarilyasumanillegalthingandthathaspredatedarmedconflictandwillprobablyalsoextendifeverarmedconflictwillendinthatregion.
Well, therehavebeeneffortsinuminotherminerals, especiallycoltontinandtungstenumthatumbroadlyfailedbecausetheydidn't theUnitedbroughtanendtotwoarmedactivitiesintheregion, norcouldtheyactuallygive a reasonableassuranceinthecaseofgoldis a littlebitmorecomplicatedbecausethere's a numberofpilotprojectstotracetheoriginofofsocalledconflictgold.