The global race for technological supremacy now runs on cobalt, lithium, rare earths, and coltan – the minerals that make ...
Kinshasa's forces launched attacks on several fronts against AFC/M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) on Wednesday, with drones striking the armed group near a strategic ...
A landslide last week killed at least 200 people in eastern Congo at a rebel-controlled coltan mine and families of the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alain Libondo (17) left, and Nsinku Zihindula (25), hammering at solid rock to find cassiterite and coltan at Szibira, South Kivu.
Miners work at the D4 Gakombe coltan quarry in Rubaya, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) RUBAYA, Congo (AP) — Nestled in the green hills of Masisi ...
Offshore diamond prospecting threatens a fishing community in South Africa, while un-checked mining for the precious stones on land is silting up rivers in Zimbabwe. In Nigeria, serial polluter Shell ...
The Democratic Republic of Congo has added the Rubaya coltan mine, controlled by rebels, to a strategic asset list for U.S. investment. This move aims to leverage U.S. support to boost tantalum ...
RUBAYA, Congo (AP) — Ubicado en las verdes colinas del territorio de Masisi en la República Democrática del Congo, el sitio minero artesanal de Rubaya resuena con el sonido de generadores mientras ...
At least 200 were killed when mines collapsed at a coltan mining site in eastern Congo this week, rebel authorities say. The Rubaya mines, where the disaster occurred, supply a key metal for ...
It’s used by almost everybody — in mobile phones, electric cars and a wide array of consumer electronic devices; it is in optical and medical equipment. As new technologies emerge and produce new ...
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 ...