The Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center (T.I.C.) Material Information

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Flow and Stock Estimation of Tantalum for Sustainable Supply Chain

Tantalum (Ta)

Miners, Processing

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Gallery: Niobium minerals

Niobium (Nb)

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Minerals containing Niobium (Nb). All photos copyright T.I.C. 2019/2020
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Further information

Niobium (Nb)

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Tantalum and Niobium: Deposits, Resources, Exploration Methods and Market (Simandl et al, 2018) British Geological Survey (BGS) profile on niobium and tantalum Geology, Exploration and Mining: 101 website resources KEMET
Cambior, Ferroniobium production (Rachelle Bergeron)

Harmonised system commodity codes

Niobium (Nb)

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Developed by the World Customs Organization (WCO), this is a six-digit figure for describing internationally traded goods. Individual countries may further extend this code with an additional two or four
A Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine on a China Southern Airlines A380. © Airbus 2011

Superalloys (Nb)

Niobium (Nb)

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Superalloys are a group of polymetallic high performance alloys that possess very high melting temperatures, high strength, and considerable resistance to wear in corrosive and oxidizing environments.
An image made using MRI of a human head

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Niobium (Nb)

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) makes an immeasurable contribution to improving human health. Every day MRI machines help medical professionals save and improve countless lives around the world. It is estimated
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Applications for niobium

Niobium (Nb)

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Niobium consumption is dominated by its use as additive to high strength low alloy steel and stainless steel for oil and gas pipelines, car and truck bodies, architectural requirements, tool
Cambior, Ferroniobium production (Rachelle Bergeron)

Processing: extraction and refining

Niobium (Nb)

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Two separate processing schemes are utilized for niobium production. Those companies that mine pyrochlore convert the niobium oxide units into HSLA ferroniobium through the aluminothermic reduction process or by reduction
Mibra mine

Production of raw materials

Niobium (Nb)

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The primary mineral from which niobium is obtained is known as pyrochlore. The world's largest deposit is located in Araxa, Brazil and is owned by Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e
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Valuation basis

Niobium (Nb)

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The T.I.C. as an international association is not allowed to gather data on nor discuss prices, forecasting or future trends, as this would be against our Charter and may raise
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Typical market specifications

Niobium (Nb)

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Typical market specifications
Charles Hatchett

Early history

Niobium (Nb)

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Niobium was the first of these two elements to be discovered. In 1801, Charles Hatchett (1765-1847), an English chemist, analysed a specimen of an unknown mineral from the collection of