Tantalum is truly a critical mineral. Aerospace, biomechanics and, most critical of all, modern electronics are completely dependent upon tantalum because of its extreme heat tolerance, biocompatibility and remarkable capacitance (the ability to store and release electricity). Today, tantalum supply chains are at risk. The majority of the world's tantalum supply comes from conflict mining operations in unstable regions like the DRC in Central Africa. Capacitor Metals' Upper Fir Tantalum-Niobium Deposit in sage, secure British Columbia is a priceless national asset. It is the largest carbonatite-hosted tantalum deposit in the world and the only tantalum-niobium project with a tantalum primary. For this reason, Capacitor Metals is a member of the United States Defense Industrial Base Consortium (DIBC), a U.S. Defense Dept. program focused on addressing the current U.S. supply chain vulnerability. Learn more about the Upper Fir Tantalum-Niobium deposit and the subsequent steps ahead.