M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo recently allowed the BBC to visit a huge mining site under their control which is vital to the production of the world's mobile phones - and over its ...

Coltan Watkinson's post-game press conference after the Albany Firewolves' loss to the Toronto Rock. He discusses competitiveness and scoring against a tough defense.

KINSHASA - A collapse at a coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province has killed at least 12 people, a mining source and a civil society source said on Friday. Read ...

A collapse at a coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province has killed at least 12 people, a mining source and a civil society source said on Friday.

Congo’s coltan miners dig for world’s tech — and struggle regardless of who is in charge Miners work at the D4 Gakombe coltan quarry in Rubaya, Congo, earlier this month.

Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men labour by hand to extract coltan, a key mineral ...

Mineros trabajan en una cantera de coltán el viernes 9 de mayo de 2025, en Rubaya, República Democrática del Congo. (AP Foto/Moses Sawasawa) ...

Amid Congo's escalating conflict, U.S. eyes mineral deal as M23 rebels control coltan-rich Rubaya, vital for tech and defense industries.

Rubaya mines in Congo are rich in coltan, essential for electronics. Armed groups control the mines amid ongoing conflict. M23 rebels profit by taxing coltan trade, exporting it through Rwanda ...