A review on extractive metallurgy of tantalum and niobium
Pyrochlore and columbite are known as the major mineral sources for Nb. Pyrochlore contains exclusively Nb, while columbite bearing ores contain also significant amount of Ta which can be economically converted to pure metal. ... 2018 b; Yang et al., 2018) and corrosive to industrial equipment (Wang et al., 2010; Irfan et al., ...