ECTerra (ECT), and his German subsidiary ECTerra Geo Consult GBR, has generated far-reaching expertise in the area of exploration and mining of Tantalum ore during the last 2 decades. The team observed the lack of transparency, regulations, and standards in the supply chains of Tantalum and is aware of the often-doubtful practices in mining and trading of Tantalum. ECT, over the last 10 years, developed a very strong network in the Liberian mining industry. At a stage, company members were involved in forming the 1st Liberian Chamber of Mines and pushed for more transparency and higher standards in the mining industry.
Due to the vast experience ECT gained in the mineral sector, ECT decided opening a new company in Liberia called UP CAPE PARTNERSHIP Ltd (UCP) which is formed by 3 partners, namely ECT, A. Niedinger and Liberian Director, W. Tubman.
The business idea of UCP and his partners is to establish fair, fully transparent, and responsible artisanal mining of Tantalum concentrates which will be eventually shipped and sold to the European Market. We are keen to establish a show case for the transparency of supply chains by involving fair trading, certification of Tantalum ore/concentrates and international best practices. ECT is interested in implementing sustainable resource management – through their partners – following clearly the UNFC Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), IFC regulations for ASM and of course the international standards for mineral resources such as JORC or PERC.