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.

Major Rwandan coltan exporter bought smuggled minerals, a UN report says By Reade Levinson, David Lewis and Sonia Rolley July 3, 20259:53 AM PDTUpdated July 3, 2025 ...

The resulting mingling of Congolese and Rwandan coltan production was “the most important contamination of supply chains” to date, the U.N. said. M23 was taking in $800,000 monthly from taxes ...

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.

Boss Mining was named in the UN report, which documents how recent territorial gains in Congo by M23 have further destabilized a region beset by decades of conflict.

KINSHASA (Reuters) -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 ...

Major Rwandan Coltan Exporter Bought Smuggled Congolese Minerals, UN Report Says By Reade Levinson, David Lewis and Sonia Rolley , REUTERS -Rwandan company Boss Mining Solution bought minerals ...

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 produced about 40% of the world’s coltan in 2023, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, with Australia, Canada and Brazil being other major suppliers.

FILE - People displaced by the fighting with M23 rebels make their way to the center of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File) ...

U.S. funded treatments in the country have helped reduce deaths from HIV/AIDS to around 14,000 a year, from as high as 200,000.