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Your Phone, Coltan and the Business Case for Innovative …

Daphné Joseph-Gabriel wrote "Your Phone, Coltan and the Business Case for Innovative Sustainable Alternatives" as part of the 2014 Humanity in Action Diplomacy and Diversity Fellowship. The research essay was first published in Transatlantic Perspectives on Diplomacy and Diversity (Humanity in Action Press 2015). The complete book is …

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The Dark Side of Technology: Coltan Mining in the DRC and …

The exploitation of coltan mines by the associated businesses and local and global governments in the DRC has resulted in severe human rights abuses, …

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Coltan: The Venezuelan Regime's Smuggling of "Blue …

S O S O R I N O C O 2 0 2 0 P a g e | 5 Coltan: The Venezuelan Regime's Smuggling of "Blue Gold" which approximately 5% (5.592 km2) is the total exploitable part of the Orinoco Mining Arc, while 1.5% accounts for mining activity planned for …

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(PDF) Numerical Modeling of ASM of Coltan in the African

The lack of mineral economic data pertaining to artisanal coltan extraction and trade in Africa's Great Lakes region adds to supply uncertainty while also impeding local mine business planning ...

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Your Phone, Coltan and the Business Case for Innovative …

Green Urban Mining is an emerging growth company in the booming e-waste recycling industry, employing a proven business plan for re-selling and recycling used electronics …

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Coltan Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo

conservation within the international business community. She also coordinates FFI's initiative to address the impact of coltan mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo. …

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Mining and illicit trading of coltan in the Democratic …

Key findings • As 5G technology grows, the demand for coltan increases. • Much of the coltan produced by artisanal mining remains unaccounted for due to the …

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Kenya Discovers Coltan Deposits | National Mining …

Kenya Discovers Coltan Deposits. The rare mineral is used to manufacture electric car batteries, mobile phones and other electronic devices. The Democratic Republic of Congo holds more than 70% of the world's coltan reserves, which have for decades fuelled violent conflict in the east of the country.

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Tantalum supply from artisanal and small-scale mining: A …

Knowledge of coltan grain size distribution and recovery rates is critical for optimizing artisanal mine production. In the field, the recovery rates associated with …

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Regulating the old game of smuggling? Coltan …

This article concludes that, rather than considering coltan mining areas to be 'enclaves of regulations', understanding and addressing smuggling at both local and broader contexts call for a comprehensive, more …

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Coltan and conflict in the DRC

A new alliance between the DRC and Rwanda against rebel groups brings new threats and opportunities for peace in the Great Lakes Region, while illegal coltan mining continues to fund conflict ...

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In Search of Congo's Coltan | Pulitzer Center

The coltan business underscores the failure of the State. Beyond a new mining code adopted by the transitional government, which imposes a high tax rate on businesses and investors, the government has not undertaken any serious initiative to formalize the coltan industry, as is the case with other resources such as copper, cobalt …

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Coltan, the Congo and your cell phone

The mining of coltan in the Congo is often described as artisanal. Teams of a few individuals clear some jungle, dig into the soil, extracting and washing nuggets of ore from shallow deposits. These are then sold through chains of middle-men. It is a surprisingly basic process, more nineteenth century gold rush than the twenty-first century ...

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AB Minerals Corp to establish the first ever Coltan

The Coltan Processing Plant, a Joint Venture between AB Minerals and AMGC will reduce the flow of raw materials and a lot more value will be captured by the Coltan producing countries in the region but more esp. by the Artisanal and Small-Scale Miners by supplying directly to the plant. Coltan is one of the most important minerals in …

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"Referees become players": Accessing coltan mines in the …

The above changes in access to mining areas and coltan, the allocation of calendres and the payment of the tozo all contributed to a reconfiguration of the economic interests and relative power of actors in the local coltan business. 6. Conflicts over accessing coltan in Kisengo and Kahendwa6.1. Case 1: Kisengo. In Nyunzu, Kisengo is …

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What Is Coltan And How Is It Beneficiated?

Coltan is a key component in shaping a wide range of modern electronic devices. The beneficiation process is key to extracting valuable tantalum and niobium …

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Element Africa: Diamonds, oil, coltan, and more diamonds

Authorities look on as illegal coltan mining destroys farms in Nigeria. ANGWAN KADE, Nigeria — Residents of a community 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the Nigerian capital, Abuja, say illegal ...

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The real costs of coltan mining in the DRC — report

A new study examines the impacts of coltan mining and trading on the environment and local communities in north-eastern DRC.

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Africa's first coltan smelter established in Tanzania

Mining and metals company AB Minerals is partnering with the African Minerals and Geoscience Centre (AMGC) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to establish the first columbite-tantalite (coltan) smelter ...

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Minerals 101: Tantalum | Resource Capital Funds

Post-COVID economic changes in business and personal practices have materially increased demand for tantalum, due primarily to growth in electronic components. Surging demand is spurring investor …

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Coltan from Central Africa, international trade and implications for

Introduction. Coltan mining in Central Africa and especially in the Eastern Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has often been viewed as a case for a conflict over the control of raw materials in a fragile state. 4 Although the DRC seems to advance in some key areas lately, e.g. in macro-economic management, education …

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Tantalum supply from artisanal and small-scale mining: A …

Based on these findings, we then discuss mineral economic implications that are relevant to consider for artisanal coltan supply on the background of local and international market developments. These implications refer to the socio-economic viability of coltan mining at different price levels as well as resilience in the local supply chain.

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The mining industry must be bold in the race to net zero

The #mining industry is essential to the green transition. But estimates suggest by the 2030s, it will struggle to extract the resources needed to make net zero happen. ... Kenya has just discovered deposits of coltan. Indonesia announced a discovery of large lithium reserves late last year. Argentina, a country with untapped geological ...

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Coltan mining in Sub-Saharan Africa

Now, mined coltan can sell for roughly $500 per kg. creating a VERY lucrative mining business. (Gen 2018). Where is Coltan Found? Coltan mines have begun to pop up in a variety of places. China, Brazil, Canada, and Western Australia all have coltan mines. ... Reportedly 40,000 children are forced to mine coltan, some as …

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Kenya strikes large deposits of mineral used in phones, laptops

Kenya has announced that the precious coltan mineral has been found in six counties. ... 70% Off the Quarterly Plan! ... We want mining to be a business where investors comply with all aspects of ...

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Congo-Kinshasa: What Coltan Mining in the DRC Costs …

Coltan mining has destroyed much of the gorillas' natural habitat, leaving them vulnerable to poachers. The population of eastern lowland gorillas in the park plummeted from 8,000 in 1991, ...

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'Cobalt Red' describes the 'horror show' of mining the …

'Cobalt Red' describes the 'horror show' of mining the element in the DRC : Goats and Soda Phone and electric car batteries are made with cobalt mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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The new kid on the old block: Coltan, conflict-prone minerals, and …

The government can assign small mining plots to individuals or businesses. In fact, chiefdoms legislatively designated for mining in the 1946 Alluvial Gold Mining Scheme (AGMS) and the 1956 Alluvial Diamond Mining Scheme (ADMS) are the same locations in which the artisanal mining policy document permits coltan mining today.

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Government eyes billions as the historic Coltan mineral find …

In Kenya, Coltan is classified as a strategic mineral. This classification implies that Coltan mining will be undertaken by National Mining Corporation, the investment arm of the government in the mining sector. By Wagema Mwangi

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Coltan mining:Central Africa and Australia

Respiratory problems, especially in informal mining groups. Absence of mining equipment, Lack of regulation, Higher airborne PM2.5 (range 180–210 µg/m3) and VOC (range 1.4–2.3 µg/m3) levels were detected at coltan mining work stations as compared with control sites (19–44 and 0.5–0.8 µg/m3, respectively), and (Leon …

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Gorillas are being killed and eaten by miners in the Congo

Concern over conflict minerals in the DRC has seen a lot of coltan mining shift to Australia, but business in Africa is still booming. ... The WIRED conversation illuminates how technology is ...

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DRC : Rubaya mine at heart of vast coltan trafficking …

Abu Dhabi-based Primera Group is already involved in the gold business with the governement in the eastern provinces via its subsidiary Primera Gold and, as Africa Intelligence previously revealed (AI, 06/04/23), is currently setting up Primera Metals with a view to getting into the coltan mining business.

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