Tantalum is widely used in every kind of electronic device, such as phones, computers, automotive electronics and cameras. Tantalum alloys can be extremely strong and have been used for turbine blades, rocket nozzles and nose caps for supersonic aircrafts.
Auxico Resources Canada has signed a deal with Colombian firm Minampro Asociados to mine industrial sands from concessions in Vichada, Colombia containing Tantalum, Niobium, Ytterbium, Hafnium, neodymium, Scandium, Dysprosium, Praseodymium & Gadolinium
One person was captured with the total of 1,216 kilograms of ore, that according to the Colombian prosecutor’s office may be worth as much as 453,000 USD. Coltan is an ore containing rare-earth metals like tantalum and niobium, useful in the manufacture of electronics and metal...