Rwanda: Mining-Export Income Drops on Lower Tantalum Prices

Sep 1, 2014 | Bloomberg News
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The value of Rwanda’s mineral exports dropped by almost a fifth in the first half of the year, even as the volume of sales rose, because of a fall in tantalum prices, State Minister for Mines Evode Imena said.

The East African nation generated $93.5 million from shipments of minerals, compared with $114.9 million in the same period last year. The volume exported climbed 13 percent to 5,200 metric tons.