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Coltan is the colloquial name for the mineral columbite-tantalum ("col-tan"). In the early 21st century coltan mining is associated with human rights violations such as child labour, systematic exploitation of the population by governments or militant groups, exposure to toxic chemicals and other hazards as a result of lax environmental protection, and general safety laws and regulations. [1]
Miners consider coltan mining a way to provide for themselves in the face of widespread war and conflict and a government that has no concern for their welfare. [ 45 ] A 2007 study of the radioactivity of the coltan mined in Masisi and other parts of the North Kivu Province found "that grinding and sieving coltan can give rise to high ...
In addition, long term health effects are common when mining coltan due to the presence of radioactive material within the mineral. [26] In countries such as Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Democratic Republic of Congo lucrative trading of minerals, such as coltan, has occurred due to lack of state control of artisanal and small-scale mining in the ...
The mining industry of Liberia has witnessed a revival after the civil war which ended in 2003. [1] Gold, diamonds, and iron ore form the core minerals of the mining sector with a new Mineral Development Policy and Mining Code being put in place to attract foreign investments. [ 2 ]
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WCL’s Mineral Development Agreement signed with the government of Liberia in August 2011 for the development of iron ore mines in Bea, Bomi and Mano River Mines in western Liberia required the company to enter into a Port Lease and Operating Agreement with the NPA for the shipping of its iron ore through the Freeport of Monrovia.
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Bong Town (also known as Bong Mine Community or just Bong) is a populated place in the Bong County of Liberia. [1]The Bong Mine, pictured in 1983 Powerhouse in Bong, 1983. From its establishment in 1958 through the late 1980s, the Bong Mining Company (BMC), a German-Italian-owned concession in Liberia built a substantial mining complex to surface mine the iron ore of the mountain range just on ...