The Dodd Frank Bill was passed and signed into law in July 2010 by President Obama. The bill itself is over 2,300 pages and implements regulations on everything from domestic banking to international trade. However, it is one small paragraph, Section 1502, that may have the largest global impact. Section 1502 addresses what international governments have deemed "conflict minerals". Conflict minerals are minerals derived from mines in countries where the proceeds are going to fund rebel groups and where working conditions border on slave labor. These circumstances could not better describe The Democratic Republic of Congo. Geologically, the DRC may be one of the richest countries on the planet as it is rich with minerals that are essential for today's electronics manufacturing, as a matter of fact, the cell phone you hold so closely is most likely composed of minerals and parts exported from DRC.