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Mica, India & Madagascar
Jharkhand, India24.00°N 86.00°E
computed criticality10/100
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India & Madagascar main sheet-mica suppliers
2024Fault line
Mica, an electrical insulator and cosmetic pigment, comes largely from informal mines in India's Jharkhand and Madagascar, tainted by child labour. An opaque chain at the heart of everyday products.
Actors
informal mines (India)
Madagascar
cosmetics refiners
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