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The back-story to Kigali coltan refinery developer Metalysis

Saved from bankruptcy from its acquisition by Power Resources Group, Metalysis is now busy developing a unit to transform coltan into tantalum in Rwanda. [...]

Published on 12/11/2019 at 04:30 GMT

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Despite boasting large reserves of the 3Ts (tin, tantalum and tungsten), for which global demand is as strong as ever, Rwanda's mining industry is less explored and less developed than that of some its neighbours.

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