Report: The Economics of Tantalum, 10th Edition TOC

1. Summary
2. Introduction
- 2.1. Occurrence and reserves of tantalum minerals
- 2.2. Mining and processing of tantalum
3. Overview of world tantalum production
- 3.1. Tantalum supply chain overview
- 3.2. Primary tantalum supply
- 3.3. Secondary tantalum supply
- 3.4. Processors receipts of tantalum
- 3.5. Outlook for world tantalum supply
4. Production and processing of tantalum by country
- 4.1. Angola
- 4.2. Argentina
- 4.3. Armenia
- 4.4. Australia
  - 4.4.1. Reserves of tantalum minerals in Australia
  - 4.4.2. Production of tantalum minerals in Australia
    - 4.4.2.1. Exports
  - 4.4.3. Past, current and potential producers of tantalum minerals in Australia
    - 4.4.3.1. ABM Resources NL
    - 4.4.3.2. Alkane Resources Ltd.
    - 4.4.3.3. Galaxy Resources Ltd.
    - 4.4.3.4. Haddington Resources Ltd.
    - 4.4.3.5. Lynas Corp. Ltd.
    - 4.4.3.6. Queensland Gold & Minerals Ltd. (QGM)
    - 4.4.3.7. Talison Minerals Pty. Ltd.
    - 4.4.3.8. Other
- 4.5. Austria
- 4.6. Belgium
- 4.7. Bolivia
- 4.8. Brazil
  - 4.8.1. Reserves of tantalum minerals in Brazil
  - 4.8.2. Production of tantalum minerals in Brazil
  - 4.8.3. Past and current producers of tantalum in Brazil
    - 4.8.3.1. Cia. Industrial Fluminense (CIF)
    - 4.8.3.2. Minsur
    - 4.8.3.3. Other
- 4.9. Burundi
- 4.10. Cameroon
- 4.11. Canada
  - 4.11.1. Reserves of tantalum in Canada
  - 4.11.2. Production of tantalum minerals in Canada
  - 4.11.3. Past, current and potential producers of tantalum minerals in Canada
    - 4.11.3.1. Avalon Rare Metals Inc.
    - 4.11.3.2. Commerce Resources Corp.
    - 4.11.3.3. Les Mineraux Crevier
    - 4.11.3.4. Tantalum Mining Corp. of Canada Ltd. (Tanco)
    - 4.11.3.5. Other
- 4.12. Chad
- 4.13. China
  - 4.13.1. Reserves of tantalum minerals in China
  - 4.13.2. Production of tantalum minerals in China
    - 4.13.2.1. International trade in tantalum products
  - 4.13.3. Current and potential producers of tantalum in China
    - 4.13.3.1. Minning Tantalum-Niobium Mining Development
    - 4.13.3.2. Yichun Tantalum Co. Ltd.
    - 4.13.3.3. Other
- 4.13.4. Processors of tantalum in China
  - 4.13.4.1. Conghua Tantalum & Niobium Smeltery
  - 4.13.4.2. Duoluoshan Sapphire Rare Metal Co.
  - 4.13.4.3. F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.
  - 4.13.4.4. Fogang Jiata Metals Co. Ltd.
  - 4.13.4.5. Jiangxi Yizhong Nonferrous Metal Plant
  - 4.13.4.6. Jiujiang TaNbRe Smelter
  - 4.13.4.7. King-Tan Tantalum Industry Co. Ltd.
  - 4.13.4.8. Lingguang Electronic Chemical Material Technology Co.
  - 4.13.4.9. Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co. Ltd.
  - 4.13.4.10. Yifeng Guizu
  - 4.13.4.11. Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Works
  - 4.13.4.12. Other
- 4.14. Congo Brazzaville
- 4.15. C?te d?Ivoire
- 4.16. Czech Republic
- 4.17. Democratic Republic of Congo
- 4.18. Egypt
  - 4.18.1. Tantalum Egypt JSC
- 4.19. Equatorial Guinea
- 4.20. Estonia
- 4.21. Ethiopia
- 4.22. Finland
- 4.23. France
- 4.24. Germany
  - 4.24.1. Processors of tantalum in Germany
    - 4.24.1.1. GfE
    - 4.24.1.2. Freiberger NE-Metall GmbH
    - 4.24.1.3. WC Heraeus GmbH
    - 4.24.1.4. H.C. Starck
- 4.25. Ghana
- 4.26. Greenland
- 4.27. Guyana
- 4.28. Guyane
- 4.29. India
- 4.30. Ireland
- 4.31. Japan
  - 4.31.1. Processors of tantalum in Japan
    - 4.31.1.1. Cabot Supermetals KK
    - 4.31.1.2. H.C. Starck-V Tech Ltd.
    - 4.31.1.3. Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co.
    - 4.31.1.4. Other
- 4.32. Kazakhstan
  - 4.32.1. Reserves of tantalum minerals in Kazakhstan
  - 4.32.2. Production of tantalum in Kazakhstan
  - 4.32.3. Producers and processors of tantalum in Kazakhstan
    - 4.32.3.1. Belogorsky Mining-Concentrating Combine
    - 4.32.3.2. Irtysh Chemical-Metallurgical Plant (IKhMZ)
    - 4.32.3.3. Ulba Metallurgical Plant (UMP)
- 4.33. Kyrgyzstan
- 4.34. Malawi
- 4.35. Malaysia
- 4.36. Mongolia
- 4.37. Morocco
- 4.38. Mozambique
  - 4.38.1. Production of tantalum minerals in Mozambique
    - 4.38.1.1. Exports
  - 4.38.2. Past, current and potential producers of tantalum minerals in Mozambique
    - 4.38.2.1. Noventa Ltd.
    - 4.38.2.2. Other
- 4.39. Namibia
- 4.40. Nigeria
  - 4.40.1. Production of tantalum minerals in Nigeria
  - 4.40.2. Producers of tantalum minerals in Nigeria
- 4.41. Portugal
- 4.42. Russia
  - 4.42.1. Reserves of tantalum minerals in Russia
  - 4.42.2. Producers and processors of tantalum in Russia
    - 4.42.2.1. Lovozero mining-concentrating combine (Lovozero GOK, LGOK)
    - 4.42.2.2. Solikamsk Magnesium Works (SMZ)
    - 4.42.2.3. Other
- 4.43. Rwanda
- 4.44. Saudi Arabia
  - 4.44.1. Reserves of tantalum minerals in Saudi Arabia
  - 4.44.2. Tertiary Minerals plc
- 4.45. Sierra Leone
- 4.46. Singapore
- 4.47. Somalia
- 4.48. South Africa
- 4.49. Spain
- 4.50. Thailand
  - 4.50.1. Production of tantalum-bearing minerals in Thailand
  - 4.50.2. Producers and processors of tantalum in Thailand
    - 4.50.2.1. H.C. Starck (Thailand) Co. Ltd.
    - 4.50.2.2. Thailand Smelting and Refining Co. (Thaisarco)
- 4.51. Uganda
- 4.52. Ukraine
- 4.53. UK
- 4.54. USA
  - 4.54.1. Processors of tantalum in the USA
    - 4.54.1.1. Cabot Supermetals
    - 4.54.1.2. H.C. Starck Inc.
- 4.55. Venezuela
- 4.56. Zambia
- 4.57. Zimbabwe
5. International trade in tantalum
6. Overview of world tantalum consumption
7. End uses of tantalum
- 7.1. Use of tantalum in capacitors
  - 7.1.1. Capacitor materials, types and development
  - 7.1.2. Producers of tantalum capacitors
  - 7.1.3. Production and consumption of tantalum capacitors
  - 7.1.4. Consumption of tantalum in capacitors
    - 7.1.4.1. Outlook for consumption of tantalum in capacitors
- 7.2. Use of tantalum in other electronics applications
  - 7.2.1. Sputtering targets
  - 7.2.2. SAW filters
- 7.3. Use of tantalum in alloy additives
  - 7.3.1. Superalloys
    - 7.3.1.1. Development of nickel-based superalloys
    - 7.3.1.2. Production and consumption of superalloys
    - 7.3.1.3. Aerospace industry trends
    - 7.3.1.4. Non-aerospace industry trends
- 7.4. Use of tantalum mill products
  - 7.4.1. Consumption of tantalum mill products
  - 7.4.2. Applications for tantalum mill products
    - 7.4.2.1. Corrosion-resistant applications for tantalum mill products
    - 7.4.2.2. Other uses
- 7.5. Use of tantalum in cemented carbides
- 7.6. Use of tantalum chemicals
8. Tantalum prices
- 8.1. Prices of tantalum minerals
- 8.2. Prices of tantalum products

Tables Listing

1. Properties of tantalum
2. Principal tantalum-bearing minerals
3. World: Primary tantalum production, 2000 to 2008
4. World: Production of primary tantalum by country, 2003 to 2008
5. World: Processors receipts of tantalum materials, 2000 to 2008
6. World: Summary of principal sources of primary tantalum, 2008
7. World: Summary of selected key tantalum projects
8. Australia: Production of tantalum minerals, 2003 to 2007
9. Australia: Summary of identified exports of tantalum ores and concentrates, 2000 to 2008
10. Galaxy Resources: Mt. Cattlin global resources estimate
11. Sons of Gwalia: Tantalum minerals reserves and resources
12. Brazil: Tantalum reserves, 2005
13. Brazil: Production of tantalum minerals, 2000 to 2008
14. Brazil: Imports of tantalum ores and concentrates, 2003 to 2008
15. Burundi: Production of tantalum minerals, 2000 to 2007
16. Canada: Summary of significant tantalum minerals resources
17. Avalon Rare Metals: Inferred mineral resources at Thor Lake (Lake Zone)
18. Commerce Resources: Tantalum and niobium resources at Blue River
19. Les Minraux Crevier: Tantalum and niobium resources at Crevier
20. China: Summary of tantalum minerals deposits
21. China: International trade in tantalum, 2004 to 2008
22. China: Production capacity of selected tantalum processors
23. F&X Electro-Materials: Production capacity for tantalum and niobium products, 2008 and 2009
24. Egypt: Summary of tantalum and tin resources at Abu Dabbab (as of July 2008)
25. Ethiopia: Production of tantalum minerals, 2000 to 2007
26. Japan New Metals: Compositions of tantalum-based powders
27. Kazakhstan: Principal deposits of tantalum and niobium-bearing ores
28. Kyrgyzstan: Summary of identified niobium and tantalum occurrences
29. Malaysia: Production of struverite and cassiterite, 2000 to 2007
30. Mozambique: Production of tantalum minerals, 2000 to 2008
31. Mozambique: Summary of identified exports of tantalum ores and concentrates, 2004 to 2008
32. Noventa: Summary of tantalum mineral resources at Marropino
33. Noventa: Summary of tantalum mineral resources at Morrua
34. Namibia: Summary of tantalum and niobium minerals resources
35. Nigeria: Production of tantalum minerals, 2000 to 2007
36. Russia: Principal deposits of tantalum- and niobium-bearing ores
37. Rwanda: Production of tantalum minerals, 20031 to 2007
38. Saudi Arabia: Other tantalum-niobium resources
39. Uganda: Columbite-tantalite licence holders
40. Zimbabwe: Production of tantalum minerals, 2000 to 2008
41. Australia: Exports of tantalum ores and concentrates, 2004 to 2008
42. Brazil: International trade in tantalum, 2004 to 2008
43. China/Hong Kong: Imports of tantalum minerals from the Central African region, 2006 to 2008
44. Other countries: Imports of tantalum minerals from the Central African region, 2007/08
45. World: Imports of tantalum waste and scrap, 2003 to 2008
46. World: Imports of unwrought tantalum, 2003 to 2008
47. World: Imports of tantalum articles, 2003 to 2008
48. World: Processors shipments of tantalum by material type, 2000 to 2008
49. USA and Japan: Consumption of tantalum, 2000 to 2008
50. Applications for tantalum
51. Tantalum powder development needs
52. Size comparison of tantalum, MLCC and aluminium capacitors
53. World: Consumption of tantalum capacitors by region, 2008
54. Properties of lithium niobate and lithium tantalite
55. Applications for SAW components
56. Summary of principal tantalum-bearing alloys
57. General effects of alloying elements on nickel-based superalloys
58. Composition of typical single-crystal nickel-based superalloys
59. Leading manufacturers of aircraft engines
60. Manufacturers of engines for major aircraft and their products, 2006,
61. World: Gas turbine power generation orders by region, 2005 to 2008
62. Mechanical properties of tantalum mill products
63. Reagents to which tantalum is not chemically resistant
64. Corrosion rates for tantalum in hydrochloric acid
65. Physical properties of tantalum carbide
66. Suppliers and fabricators of selected carbides
67. Europe: Quarterly tantalite prices, 2000 to 2009
68. Japan: Average annual import value of K-salt imports, 1999 to 2008

Figures Listing

1. World: Tantalum supply, 2008 and 2009
2. Tin-tantalum processing at Greenbushes
3. Solvent extraction of tantalum and niobium compounds
4. Tantalum supply sources, 2008
5. World: Primary tantalum production, 2000 to 2008
6. World: Primary tantalum supply, 2008
7. World: Production of tantalum minerals and tin slags, 1977 to 2007
8. Processors receipts of tantalum materials, 2000 to 2008
9. World: Processors shipments of tantalum products, 1990 to 2008
10. World: Consumption of tantalum by end use, 2008
11. USA: Shipments of capacitors of all types, 1997 to 2008
12. Japan: Production of tantalum capacitors, 1995 to 2009
13. World: Consumption of tantalum capacitors by region, 2004 to 2008
14. World: Capacitor producers receipts of tantalum, 2000 to 2008
15. World: Capacitor market size, 2007 to 2012
16. World: Division of high-performance alloys market by region, 2006
17. World: Division of high-performance alloys market by industry, 2006
18. USA: Aerospace industry sales by market segment, 1988 to 2008
19. World: Annual jet aircraft deliveries, 2000 to 2008 and forecast to 2012
20. World: Gas turbine power generation orders, 1980 to 2008
21. World: Projected market share of leading gas turbine manufacturers, 2007 to 2011
22. World: Processors shipments of tantalum mill products, 2001 to 2008
23. USA: Average annual tantalite prices, 1960 to 2008
24. USA: Average annual import prices for tantalite, 1995 to 2009
25. China: Average annual value of tantalum minerals imports from Rwanda, 1996 to 2009

The Economics of Tantalum, 10th Edition

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