Penouta is, to date, the only coltan mine in Europe, because it is also the only known reserve on the continent. The company hopes to extract 50 million tonnes of the precious black gold from a mine ...

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 Friday.

At least 12 people have been confirmed dead following the collapse of an artisanal coltan mine in North Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities reported on Friday. The mine, ...

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. The sources said ...

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.

Rubaya, home to one of the world’s largest coltan reserves, has been under the control of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group since April 2024. The Rubaya mining site, which attracts thousands of ...

The coltan then is exported to Rwanda, U.N. experts said. But even before M23 seized control of the mine, analysts said that the mineral was sold to Rwanda, the only difference being it was done ...

The coltan then is exported to Rwanda, U.N. experts said. But even before M23 seized control of the mines, analysts said that the mineral was sold to Rwanda, the only difference being it was done ...

“With coltan, you’re dealing with hundreds of thousands of miners, and not just M23, but other so-called auto-defence armed groups and individuals who rely on mining for survival,“ said de ...

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Miners work at the D4 Gakombe coltan quarry in Rubaya, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 9. Amid Congo’s escalating conflict, the U.S. eyes a mineral deal for coltan, cobalt and gold, vital ...