Location of registered coltan and coltancassiterite mines in the

Download scientific diagram | Location of registered coltan and coltancassiterite mines in the Great Lakes region. Additional unregistered ASM activities may occur. National parks are shown for reference as mining is prohibited in these areas. Data sources: DRC -IPIS (2019); Rwanda -national mine site inspection database as of 2017, originally published by the Ministry of Natural Resources (publication discontinued since 2017); Burundi -Midende (2010); Uganda -metallogenic occurrences of coltan according to Lehto et al. (2014). from publication: Tantalum supply from artisanal and small-scale mining: A mineral economic evaluation of coltan production and trade dynamics in Africa's Great Lakes region | The global significance of artisanal and small-scale mining of certain mineral commodities implies the need for evaluating this production component as a potential long-term source of supply, in conjunction with production from industrial mining operations. The tantalum | Mineral Economics, Tantalum and Great Lakes Region | ResearchGate, the professional network for scientists.

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