Coltan
solid solution of columbite and tantalite one in another; a tantalum/niobium ore
Coltan or tantalite (short for columbite–tantalites) is a valuable mineral.
It is a dull black metallic ore from which the elements niobium and tantalum are got.[1]
Tantalum from coltan is used to make tantalum capacitors which are used for mobile phones, personal computers, automotive electronics, and cameras.[2] Coltan mining[3][4] is widespread in the Democratic Republic of Congo.[5][6][7]
References
change- ↑ Tantalum-Niobium International Study Centre, Coltan, archived from the original on 2016-01-14, retrieved 2008-01-27
- ↑ "Commodity Report 2008: Tantalum" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
- ↑ Congo: war-torn heart of Africa, December 1, 2008, archived from the original on 2013-08-25, retrieved 2012-10-18
- ↑ Breaking the Silence- Congo Week, December 15, 2009, archived from the original on 2011-07-25, retrieved 2011-10-11
- ↑ "The VICE Guide to Congo | VICE United States". Vice.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ↑ Söderberg, Mattias (2006-09-22), Is there blood on your mobile phone?, archived from the original on 2012-01-13, retrieved 2009-05-16
- ↑ "IRC Study Shows Congo's Neglected Crisis Leaves 5.4 Million Dead; Peace Deal in N. Kivu, Increased Aid Critical to Reducing Death Toll". 22 January 2008. Archived from the original on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2011.