# ESGPulse Conflict Minerals & Responsible Sourcing Check

> ESGPulse Conflict Minerals & Responsible Sourcing Check is a paid API for AI agents from esgpulse.theaslangroupllc.com, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Checks whether a smelter or company is RMI conformant for conflict minerals (tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold, cobalt, lithium, mica) and verifies Kimberley Process status for diamonds, with country-risk context.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://esgpulse.theaslangroupllc.com/api/esg/minerals
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/esgpulse-conflict-minerals-responsible-sourcing-check-40b22f41
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_SJEZQOpcAAs9fGQGVwYtv

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability esgpulse-conflict-minerals-responsible-sourcing-check-40b22f41
```

Example prompt: Check if Umicore is an RMI conformant smelter for gold and whether it passes Kimberley Process requirements — I need to know if we can approve them as a responsible sourcing supplier.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to verify whether a specific smelter or company meets RMI conformant-smelter program requirements for 3TG minerals, cobalt, lithium, or mica, or when checking Kimberley Process status for diamonds — especially for SEC conflict minerals reporting (Dodd-Frank 1502), OECD due diligence, or EU CSDD supply chain compliance. Prefer over generic ESG endpoints when the specific question is about mineral-level responsible sourcing certification rather than broader ESG scores.

## Known failure modes

- Smelter or company not found in RMI database — returns not-found or unrecognized status
- Mineral type not supported — returns error indicating unsupported commodity
- Ambiguous company name matching multiple entities — may return multiple candidates or request clarification
- Country risk data unavailable for obscure jurisdictions — partial response
- API rate limit or payment failure — 402 or 429 error

## How this service works

Conflict minerals check — is this smelter or company responsibly sourced? Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) conformant-smelter status for tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold, cobalt, lithium, and mica, plus Kimberley Process participant status for diamonds and country-risk context.

## Output

Returns RMI conformant-smelter status for the queried smelter or company across applicable minerals (3TG plus cobalt, lithium, mica), Kimberley Process participant status for diamonds, and country-level conflict risk context to support OECD/SEC conflict minerals compliance decisions.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "lang": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "en | de | fr | es | zh | ja | ko | pt | ar"
      },
      "metal": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "tin | tantalum | tungsten | gold | cobalt | lithium | mica | diamonds (optional)"
      },
      "smelter_or_company": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Apple | Foxconn | a named smelter/refiner (required)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "errors": {
     "type": "object",
     "description": "Documented error responses, keyed by HTTP status code",
     "additionalProperties": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
       "description"
      ],
      "properties": {
       "example": {
        "type": "object"
       },
       "description": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      }
     }
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "metal": "cobalt",
  "verdict": {
   "rating": "conformant"
  },
  "smelter_or_company": "Example Refining Co",
  "country_risk_context": [
   {
    "country": "DRC",
    "risk_categories": [
     "conflict-affected"
    ]
   }
  ],
  "rmi_conformance_status": {
   "status": "conformant"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/esgpulse-conflict-minerals-responsible-sourcing-check-40b22f41/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from esgpulse.theaslangroupllc.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/esgpulse.theaslangroupllc.com/llms.txt)