Coltan (short for columbite–tantalites and known industrially as tantalite) is a dull black metallic ore from which the elements niobium and tantalum are...

Coltan is the colloquial name for the mineral columbite-tantalum ("col-tan"). In the early 21st century coltan mining is associated with human rights violations...

and the two are often grouped together as a semi-singular mineral called coltan or "columbite-tantalite" in many mineral guides. However, tantalite has...

in the eastern DRC. Coltan is mined in the DRC, mostly in the eastern part of the country in places like the Rubaya mines. Coltan consists of mixtures...

similar niobium, mainly in the mineral groups tantalite, columbite and coltan. The chemical inertness and very high melting point of tantalum make it...

ecology, similar to Fairphone. Instead of tantalum capacitors made from coltan, ceramic capacitors are used for their manufacturing. So far, eleven model...

interests. Most of Nova Dies non-financial operations concern imports of coltan and other minerals through the sea route from Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)-Port...

resources, particularly coltan, became a lucrative enterprise for the Rwandan-backed rebel group RCD-Goma. Although a decline in coltan prices led to a reduction...

already widespread. Precious metals as gold, and silver, platinum, nickel and coltan are located in different areas throughout the country. Colombia is the first...

Rubaya mines, also known as the Bibatama Mining Concession, is a series of coltan mining sites near the town of Rubaya in Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Democratic...

called Coltan". Medium. "From Coltan to Vibranium: How Marvel's Black Panther Mirrors Real-Life Issues in Africa Today". geeks.media. "Coltan". Nation19...

illicitly exported from the Congo include tungsten, tin, cassiterite, and coltan (which provides the tantalum for mobile phones, and is also said to be directly...

together as a semi-singular mineral series called columbite-tantalite or coltan in many mineral guides. However, tantalite has a much greater specific gravity...

times, the film follows the relationship between an intersex hacker and a coltan miner. Ezra Miller is a producer and Lin-Manuel Miranda an executive producer...

under 700 tonnes in 2000. Recorded coltan production has soared from 147 tonnes in 1999 to 1,300 tonnes in 2001, and coltan was the country's biggest single...

rivalries were made worse because of economic interests and looting and coltan smuggling took place. Illegal monopolies formed in the country where they...

US$93 million in 2008. Minerals mined include cassiterite, wolframite, gold, and coltan, which is used in the manufacture of electronic and communication devices...

(link) Coltan is a major source of tantalum which is used in the fabrication of electronic components in computers and mobile phones. The coltan mines...

uranium. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has 70% of the world's coltan, a mineral used in the production of tantalum capacitors for electronic...

Bulgaria, 17-21 May 2015; retrieved 2016-08-04 Roşu D. C., Ciolac Valeria, Colţan O. N. (2016) Some aspects of cadastral documentation necessary registration...

the coltan trade. Notably, on 18 November 2000, armed men, including RCD-Goma combatants, attacked the residence of Edouard Kasereka Kahimba, a coltan buyer...

Amacuro state. It has 7,000 tons of reserves of gold, copper, diamond, coltan, iron, bauxite and other minerals. It is bordered to the north by the Orinoco...

major exporter to the world of gold, uranium, chromium, vanadium, antimony, coltan, bauxite, iron ore, copper, and manganese. South Africa, along with Gabon...

that they believe show potential mining opportunities for diamonds and coltan., and the Ministry of Mines is now promoting the country's mining potential...

There are coltan deposits in the Ryamukona colline, near the river's mouth, which attract artisanal miners. The waste water from coltan mining is dumped...

and Quebec that declared independence from the US after the discovery of coltan. Grinlandia Novels by Alexander Grin Name of the country is never mentioned...

anthology film The Profane Exhibit. Stanley's contribution will be the short Coltan, which is described as "an unflinching look into darkest Africa." In December...

(FeII,MnII)Ta2O6, a tantalum(V) mineral group close to that of columbite Coltan, a mixture of columbite and tantalite series Galaxite, MnIIAl2O4, a spinel...

by the Royal Mail. His 2007 short film Gravesend depicted the process of coltan refinement and production. It premiered at The Renaissance Society in the...

licensed to mine minerals around Kisangani, and that substantial quantities of coltan and diamonds passed through Kigali before being resold on the international...