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More than 200 people were killed this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

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The accident happened at the Rubaya mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Rights groups have raised concerns over conditions at the mine, which supplies about 15 percent of the world's coltan.

Over 200 people were reportedly killed in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

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