22/10/2015 · The hidden coltan mines in a forgotten corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo fuel our 21st century lifestyle The black tar-like mineral is the magical component that controls power-flow in
22/07/2013 · In recent years the ‘obscure mineral’ coltan—geological name Columbite Tantalite—has become widely known and politicised for being closely connected with the violence of armed groups in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Coltan is mined the way that gold was mined in California during the Gold Rush of the 1800's People dig around the stream beds and scrape away the dirt around the surface to get at the coltan underneath
Coltan Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo: How tantalum-using industries can commit to the reconstruction of the DRC Karen Hayes & Richard Burge
10/09/2011 · The ore Coltan is just one of many minerals over which there is a civil war going on When it comes to its mineral reserves (particularly diamonds, coltan, cassiterite, tin, and copper) the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the richest countries in the world And Coltan is its Gold Out of the ore you obtain the rare metal Tantalum Without it, the modern world wouldn’t be the same: Tantalum is …
11/02/2009 · 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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Coltan Tantalum from coltan is used to manufacture batteries for electric cars, and in tantalum capacitors it is used in electronic products Coltan mining has helped to finance serious conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, for example the Ituri conflict and the Second Congo War
Coltan is mined the way that gold was mined in California during the Gold Rush of the 1800's People dig around the stream beds and scrape away the dirt around the surface to get at the coltan underneath
This book provides an assessment of the potentially positive impacts that Coltan mining can have on the Demorcratic Republic of Congo It contains an overview of the mining process, its regulation and the measures that the industry can take in aiding development
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‘Coltan’, a term unique to Central Africa, is an abbreviation of columbo-tantalite, the name given to an ore containing both niobium and tantalum
TY - JOUR T1 - Coltan mining and the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) AU - Taka, Miho PY - 2010 Y1 - 2010 N2 - This paper sets out to analyse the efficacy of the international response to the link between violence and coltan mining in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo …
The struggle for survival through artisanal mining of coltan, as well as the fighting among armed groups for the control of the deposits has triggered conflicts and a growing instability in the
11/02/2009 · The eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is extremely rich in Coltan (Columbite-Tantalite), a rare metallic ore used for the production of electronic goods of mass consumption, such as mobile phones, laptops and videogame consoles, whose profits have fuelled the largest conflict in modern African history
Importance of Coltan Mines Sources of coltan extracted from the Democratic Republic of the Congo The mines are the single most reliable way of getting columbite-tantalite from the earth This is why there is so much conflict over them in the eastern DRC; they are the centerpieces of coltan extraction and therefore are enormously profitable
1 DRC has been, sequentially, the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Congo-Léopoldville, Congo-Kinshasa, and Zaire, before becoming the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1998 (the ccTLD was changed from zr to cd)
Jungles surround the area around the coltan mines These jungles used to be filled with wildlife such as giraffes, elephants, and other jungle dwelling creatures
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25/05/2015 · Coltan Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo Coltan is the name for columbo-tantalite mined in Africa It is a crucial raw material for the production of modern electonics
03/03/2018 · Control over the Coltan ores (geological name Columbite Tantalite) in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has helped to fund domestic militia and foreign armies, prolonging the war crimes and human rights abuses committed there over many years
Mining in the DRC plays a significant role in the global production of copper, diamonds, gold, tin, coltan, tantalum and cobalt As in 2009 the DRC had untapped mineral deposits worth around US$24 trillion The DRC has the largest coltan reserves in the world
case study of coltan exploitation and armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the two wars between 1996 and 2003 and the ongoing conflict have led to the ‘world’s worst humanitarian crisis’
This article offers ethnographic insights into how reforms of artisanal mining have triggered conflicts regarding property rights and access to minerals (coltan), 1 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo …
02/12/2008 · Eclipsed by the world economic downturn, the great heist of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) resources continues unabated In recent weeks, former Congolese General Laurent Nkunda’s Tutsi rebels have launched offensives in North Kivu, and the Congolese army and UN peacekeepers have
02/09/2009 · It was midnight when Elise and her husband were woken by armed men in the Democratic Republic of Congo Soldiers of DR Congo's National Army burst into their shack, sent the husband into another room, and then raped the mother of five at gunpoint
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