Manganotantalite, a manganese rich variety of tantalite. From Wordnik.com. [Tantalum] Reference
Tantalum is recovered from ore minerals such as columbite and tantalite. From Wordnik.com. [Tantalum] Reference
His conversation contained no mention of columbite-tantalite (a.k.a. "coltan"). From Wordnik.com. [America: The Land of Denial] Reference
Africa provides columbite-tantalite, the mineral from which most computer chips are made. From Wordnik.com. [Missing in Action:Africa and the G20] Reference
Rhenium does not form minerals of its own, but it does occur as a trace element in columbite, tantalite and molybdenite. From Wordnik.com. [Rhenium] Reference
Among these riches is coltan - columbite tantalite - a mineral highly prized for its use in a number of consumer electronic products, among other things. From Wordnik.com. [Iara Lee: Blood Gadgetry -- Why I am Going to the Congo] Reference
For example: A primary component in your beloved cell phone is “Coltan” (Columbite-tantalite), a metallic ore found mainly in the Democratic Republic of Congo. From Wordnik.com. [Obama, McCain, March 19...yawn] Reference
Greenlandfish processing (mainly shrimp and Greenland halibut); gold, niobium, tantalite, uranium, iron and diamond mining; handicrafts, hides and skins, small shipyards. From Wordnik.com. [Industries] Reference
Greenland fish processing (mainly shrimp and Greenland halibut); gold, niobium, tantalite, uranium, iron and diamond mining; handicrafts, hides and skins, small shipyards. From Wordnik.com. [The 2007 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Industries: fish processing (mainly shrimp and Greenland halibut); gold, niobium, tantalite, uranium, iron and diamond mining; handicrafts, hides and skins, small shipyards. From Wordnik.com. [The 2007 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Coltan - short for columbite-tantalite - sells at dlrs 50 per kilogram on the international market and is used in the manufacture of computer chips and other high-tech gadgets. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Tantalum occurs naturally in the mineral tantalite. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
The sample photograph is tantalite, a source for tantalum. From Wordnik.com. [Netvouz - new bookmarks] Reference
(columbite-tantalite) traders, and Alfred Rwigema and Ronald. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
It is a constituent of certain rare minerals, such as tantalite. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.] Reference
Las Vegas timeshare rentals will tantalite your very last desire from the strip to the mountain. From Wordnik.com. [Best Syndication -] Reference
Coltan (columbite tantalite), when refined to tantalum, is needed in order to manufacture capacitors. From Wordnik.com. [Thomas Paine's Corner] Reference
"An important by-product of the proposed operation is production of a high quality tantalite concentrate.". From Wordnik.com. [WA Business News - Latest News] Reference
Conflict minerals are defined as gold, cassiterite, wolframite and columbite-tantalite, also called coltan. From Wordnik.com. [SEC proposes new mining, minerals rules - Yahoo! Finance] Reference
That includes trace amounts of exotic metals like columbite-tantalite, often mined in war-torn regions of Africa. From Wordnik.com. [All Today's News - Sightline Daily] Reference
There's a crucial element in the manufacture of cell phones, laptops and the like called columbite-tantalite (or coltan). From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Red River said that geochemical sampling on the East Kirup prospect had found widespread anomalous lithium, tantalite and tin. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
From a technical point of view, identifying blood tantalite and niobate minerals should be much easier than dealing with diamonds. From Wordnik.com. [Lounge of the Lab Lemming] Reference
They are probably present in the form of columbite, a niobate of iron and manganese; and tantalite, a tantalate of the same metals. From Wordnik.com. [A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.] Reference
The mobile phones, laptops, tablets and other electronic gadgets that define our age are all made with tin, tungsten, tantalite and gold. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
Rubagire described how he had completed the deal, involving 20tonnes of tantalite, a mobile phone component, which Alfred H Knight had analysed as 45% pure. From Wordnik.com. [icLiverpool] Reference
In fact, the price of tantalite from which tantalum is derived has been increasing, according to website metals-pages. com which follows prices of raw materials. From Wordnik.com. [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference
Columbium exists in an ore brought from North America, of a black colour; and likewise in two substances found in Sweden, call - ed tantalite and ittrotantalite. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Chemical Philosophy: Part 1, Vol.1] Reference
She also told the gathering, that Nigeria was a major exporter of columbite and tantalite and also blessed with substantial wolfram and lead / zinc sulphite production. From Wordnik.com. [Vanguard News] Reference
The resource in question is coltan (or colombo-tantalite), used to manufacture cell phones and video game consoles; world prices for this mineral shot up in the early 2000s. From Wordnik.com. [Le Monde diplomatique - English edition] Reference
One of the deposits is a natural metallic ore, columbite-tantalite, or coltan, that, when refined, stores an electric charge in a capacitor used in common electronic devices. From Wordnik.com. [The Agonist - thoughtful, global, timely] Reference
Kivu) had seven years 'worth of columbo-tantalite (coltan) in stock in various areas. From Wordnik.com. [Rwanda has not healed: Rusesabagina] Reference
Those commodities are gold, diamonds, columbium-tantalite (coltan), platinum and natural gas. ". From Wordnik.com. [Signs of the Times] Reference
You have coltan, or columbite-tantalite. From Wordnik.com. [MyAntiwar.org] Reference
(columbite-tantalite). From Wordnik.com. [StrategyPage.com] Reference
Greenlandcoal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold, platinum, niobium, tantalite, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas. From Wordnik.com. [Natural resources] Reference
Natural resources: coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold, platinum, niobium, tantalite, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas. From Wordnik.com. [Greenland] Reference
These include diamonds, gold, columbium-tantalite, cobalt, copper, petroleum, germanium, tin, tungsten, palm oil, coffee and chocolate (sold in Whole Foods groceries stores). From Wordnik.com. [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED]
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