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Tantalum & Niobium (Ta, Nb)

Elements by BBC

Mar 2, 201630:01Business

Is coltan - the notorious conflict mineral from which these two metals are derived - still being smuggled from DR Congo into Rwanda, to evade taxes and sourcing controls? Laurence Knight investigates the hi-tech roles to...

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Tantalum & Niobium (Ta, Nb) is an episode from Elements by BBC. Is coltan - the notorious conflict mineral from which these two metals are derived - still being smuggled from DR Congo into Rwanda, to evade taxes and sourcing controls? Laure...

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