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- Coltan (short for columbiteā€“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 ****ociated with human rights violations...
- 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...
- similar niobium, mainly in the mineral groups tantalite, columbite and coltan. The chemical inertness and very high melting point of tantalum make it...
- and the two are often grouped together as a semi-singular mineral called coltan or "columbite-tantalite" in many mineral guides. However, tantalite has...
- called Coltan". Medium. "From Coltan to Vibranium: How Marvel's Black Panther Mirrors Real-Life Issues in Africa Today". g****s.media. "Coltan". Nation19...
- species. As of 2008[update] many ASM operations existed for minerals such as coltan. ASM operations employ a significant portion of the DRC's po****tion; estimates...
- illicitly exported from the Congo include tungsten, tin, c****iterite, 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...
- US$93Ā million in 2008. Minerals mined include c****iterite, wolframite, gold, and coltan, which is used in the manufacture of electronic and communication devices...