It's not just tin however. Gold mining in Romania is under fire right now. Not sure where the Romanian gold would end up but possibly in electronics. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/romanians-protest-in-trafalgar-square-against-cyanide-mining-in-rosia-montana-8847614.html Ken _____________________________________ Kenneth J. Wood Saturn PCB Design, Inc. [log in to unmask] (407) 340-2668 www.saturnpcb.com -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pete Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 9:45 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] "Here's to those brave souls who fought lead-free solder!!." Nice explanation, Brian. Please forward that to Washington before they write another financial reform bill/ Peter ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________