The Enough Project conducted five months of field research in eastern Congo, interviewing 220 people in 14 mines and towns...The research revealed the following findings: Armed groups and the Congolese army are no longer present at two-thirds...of tin, tantalum, and tungsten mines surveyed...The Dodd-Frank law and electronics industry audits have created a two-tier market for tin, tantalum, and tungsten from Congo...Urgent reforms are needed for conflict gold, as gold continues to finance armed groups and Congolese army commanders due to high smuggling rates...Electronics companies are expanding minerals sourcing from Congo, which is improving conditions for miners and communities near the mines. Twenty-one electronics and other companies now source from 16 conflict-free mines in Congo...Intel is producing the world’s first fully conflict-free product that contains clean Congolese minerals, and Apple has validated its tantalum supply chain as conflict-free. This is spurring other companies to accelerate their reform efforts.