The rebel-appointed governor of North Kivu has temporarily halted artisanal mining on the site and ordered the relocation of ...

The nation is a major supplier of coltan - dug out by hand - which contains a key component for smartphones, computers and ...

Rebel authorities in eastern Congo say at least 200 people were killed in a landslide at coltan mines, authorities announced ...

At least 200 were killed when mines collapsed at a coltan mining site in eastern Congo this week, rebel authorities say. The Rubaya mines, where the disaster occurred, supply a key metal for ...

The Rubaya site produces about 15 per cent of the world's coltan, a key ingredient used to make smartphones.

At least 200 people were killed earlier this week when a landslide collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, rebel authorities said on Saturday.