Congolese authorities say 70 children died in a landslide at the Rubaya mine, source of much of the world’s coltan.
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Congo's coltan miners dig for world's tech — and struggle regardless of who is in charge
RUBAYA, Congo (AP) — 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 labor by hand to extract coltan, a ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Survivors of a landslide at an open pit coltan mine in Rubaya are seen at home on 30 January, 2026. (© AFP) The government of the ...
More than 200 people killed, including approximately 70 children, when torrential rains triggered a landslide at the Rubaya coltan mine in North Kivu province Victims were primarily artisanal miners ...
RUBAYA, Congo — 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 labor by hand to extract coltan, a key ...
RUBAYA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Under the watchful eye of M23 rebels in the hills around the Congolese town of Rubaya, a line of men in rubber boots ferry sacks full of crushed rocks ...
More than 200 people were killed on Tuesday in a landslide triggered by heavy rains at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's mining ministry said late Wednesday ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Miners work at the D4 Gakombe coltan quarry in Rubaya, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses ...
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reported more than 200 deaths, including those of around 70 children, in a statement released on Wednesday evening by the Ministry of Mines.
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