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