Squire Sanders...launched...a blog addressing all aspects of compliance with the rule recently adopted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) governing the use of conflict minerals (tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold) that originate from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda or Zambia...The blog will serve as a discussion forum for reporting companies undertaking due diligence and disclosure efforts to comply with the rule. Topics of interest will include commentary on relevant conflict minerals news stories, updates regarding the recent challenge to the conflict minerals rule and guidance relating to rule compliance.