Overview. ACI Tantalite project property comprises of current claims measuring hundreds of hectares within a major tantaliteproducing region in the Mashonaland Central province, north of Zimbabwe.
Apart from Zimbabwe and DRC, tantalite has also been discovered in Egypt, Namibia, Madagascar and Rwanda. It is also found in northern Europe and some parts of the United States and Australia, which produced about 75 percent of the mineral as of 2006. Brazil has the largest reserves of tantalite.
The Mining industry of Ghana accounts for 5% of the country's GDP and minerals make up 37% of total exports, of which gold contributes over 90% of the total mineral exports. Thus, the main focus of Ghana's mining and minerals development industry remains focused on gold. Ghana is Africa's largest gold producer, producing t in 2008.
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