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Tantalum is used in tantalum capacitors and is a key part of the electronic circuitry. It is used in the capacitors for its remarkably high volumetric efficiency.
Canada's only producer of tantalite is in Bernic Lake, Manitoba. Most of the international tantalum is found in Rwanda and is highly contentious as it is a war torn country.
Tantalum is used in a variety of industries from chemicals to capacitors. its most notable uses are: electronic field chemical field aerospace military and healthcare. Tantalum is a non renewable resource on any human timescale.
There are approximately 225000 tons of tantalum world wide. The country that produces the most is Rwanda producing 60 percent of the output of tantalum yearly.
Tantalum is processed by putting the tantalite into a sulfuric acid mixture, then filtering out all of the non tantalum minerals which are generally present in tantalite. Then putting it into a solvent of methyl isobutyl ketone to refine it further.
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