In most African countries, tantalum is mined by artisanal miners from eluvial and alluvial deposits: miners produce 'coltan', which is the Central African trade name for concentrates containing …
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LA FILIÈRE STANNIFÈRE ARTISANALE AU SUD-KIVU : CAS DU COLTAN ET DE LA CASSITÉRITE par Adamon Ndungu Mukasa et Janvier Kilosho Buraye
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tantalite (coltan) mineralisation, especially in Africa, also within the wider framework of establishing certified trade chains. More than 300 samples were obtained from the world's major coltan
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Tonnes of the strategic mineral coltan are being extracted and exported illegally from mines owned by the family of MP Edouard Mwangachuchu Hizi, who is currently being tried by a military court. Armed groups have been …
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Subsidiaries are key players in the supply chains, and some subsidiaries' activities have been linked with rebel groups. The international company Amalgamated Metal Corporation (AMC) Group, whose subsidiary, THAISARCO, a Thai company, buys coltan from the Panju comptoir, has been accused of being closely linked with the rebel group FDLR.The Congolese …
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Conflict coltan refers to what many investors are no doubt aware of: tantalum's conflict mineral status. There have been reports that neighboring countries in Central Africa, including Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi, have smuggled Congolese coltan to fund conflicts in the region, although all countries deny that is the case.
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The Continent Central Africa West Africa Eastern Africa and the Horn Southern Africa and islands North Africa. ... Coltan is mined in Congo-K exclusively by artisanal methods and that example has been largely copied in western Uganda, where any number of operations have sprung up.
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"Coltan" – an important tantalum source -is a central African trade name of mineral concentrates chiefly composed of members of the columbite-tantalite group [(Fe,Mn) (Nb,Ta) 2 O 6 ].
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Analysis - With at least 40,000 coerced into mining coltan, and several global tech brands directly implicated in funding conflict, pressure needs to bear on stopping the war as an imperative for ...
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Another strategic mineral mined in the DRC is coltan – a name derived from "columbite-tantalite". In 2021, the DRC's coltan production amounted to an estimated 700 tonnes, making the Central African country the world's …
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The exploitation of coltan in Central Africa can be considered a case of conflict minerals due to its nature. Many international organizations and bodies, national governments and private sector organizations seek to address this conflict, in particular via transparency, certification and accountability along the material supply chain.
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In 2021, the DRC's coltan production amounted to an estimated 700 tonnes, making the Central African country the world's largest coltan producer by far.
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The Mesoproterozoic Kibara orogen in Central Africa hosts different granite-related rare element deposits that contain cassiterite, columbite-tantalite ("coltan"), wolframite, beryl, spodumene ...
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Coltan is refined into tantalum, which is then used to manufacture smartphones and other electronic devices Kenya has discovered its first deposits of the valuable mineral coltan, the mining ...
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Since 2006, our working group has been investigating columbite-tantalite (coltan) mineralisation, especially in Africa, also within the wider framework of establishing certified trade chains.
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a key player in coltan mining, showcasing its widespread presence and significant contribution to global markets. Coltan, crucial for tantalum capacitor production in electronic devices, presents a lucrative opportunity for Kenya amid a global demand surge.
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RB-Coltan-11-fin - Free download as Word Doc (.doc), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The document analyzes the international trade of coltan from Central Africa. It aims to estimate the scale of illicit coltan trade and the challenges this poses for certification efforts. The paper identifies Rwanda and China as the main gateways for illicit coltan trade, estimating ...
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The coltan present at the Rubaya site has been the subject of intense and violent trafficking since the arrival of the M23, at all levels of a chain involving multiple players, from armed groups to private companies. The story of this deposit is a spectacular illustration of the flaws in the mechanisms put in place to ensure traceability and combat the trade in "blood …
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Further, of the coltan ore produced in Africa is exported as mineral ore concentrates, rather than metals or high-value intermediate products, as there are no coltan processing plants near ...
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This paper analyses the international trade dimension of coltan and gives evidence on the dimension of illicit trade of coltan. The authors start from the hypothesis that illicit trade of...
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The exploitation of coltan in Central Africa can be considered a case of conflict minerals due to its nature. Many international organizations and bodies, national governments and private sector organizations seek to address this conflict, in particular via transparency, certification and accountability along the material supply chain. ...
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Coltan from Central Africa, international trade and implications for any certification ! Originally published as: Raimund Bleischwitz, Monika Dittrich, Chiara Pierdicca (2012): Coltan from Central Africa, international trade and implications for any certification In: Resources Policy, 37, 1, 19-29 . DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2011.12.008 ! !!
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During the East & Central Africa Mining Forum held in Kigali in late October, British national Ray Power presented the new entity with which he plans to build a coltan refinery unit close to the town: Metalysis.Power bought Metalysis via his company Power Resources Group (PRG) in July. The ore processing technology developed by Metalysis, which had just been …
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M23 rebels control Congo's coltan-rich Rubaya mining region. Rebel-imposed taxes generate $300,000 monthly for armed groups. U.N. urges action to curb illicit mineral trade funding conflicts.
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The Central African Kibara orogen extends from the southeastern part of Uganda to the southern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It forms a met- allogenic province that hosts …
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According to an anonymous mining expert from Colorado, USA, Rwanda has no coltan, cobalt, or gold deposits. He claimed this during a livestream hosted by Congolese digital creator Muyisa Michelline (@MuyisaMichelline on Instagram), choosing to keep his identity hidden due to the sensitive nature of his job. Based on satellite imaging of Central Africa, the
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There have been reports that neighboring countries in Central Africa, including Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi, have smuggled Congolese coltan to fund conflicts in the region, although all countries ...
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