{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Christian Pure","provider_url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr","title":"How\u00a0the Mineral\u00a0Coltan Fuels Christian Persecution","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<p class=\"cppw-embed-teaser\">By Lisa Navarrette,\u00a0ICC Fellow\u00a0 In\u00a0the\u00a0age of electric vehicles, smartphones, and artificial intelligence, the modern world runs on minerals.\u00a0\u00a0 Among the most valuable is\u00a0coltan\u00a0\u2014\u00a0short for\u00a0columbite-tantalite\u00a0\u2014\u00a0a dull black ore that produces\u00a0tantalum, a heat-resistant metal vital for modern electronics. Tantalum capacitors store and regulate energy in everything from smartphones and laptops to missiles and electric vehicles (EVs). Without it, circuits would\u00a0overheat,\u00a0and batteries would fail. Thus, coltan has become\u00a0an\u00a0invisible backbone of the global economy. Yet,\u00a0beneath its technological brilliance lies a human tragedy.\u00a0More than\u00a060%\u00a0of global\u2026<\/p>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ICC-Favicon-80px-37.png?fit=80%2C80&ssl=1","thumbnail_width":80,"thumbnail_height":80}