NAIROBI, 16 January (IRIN) - Two civil society organisations have criticised the mining and trade of coltan in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Radon, a radioactive substance associated with coltan, has been linked to lung cancer, and these child miners interact daily with the mineral without precautionary …
A 2009 investigation by the UN found Huber was "involved in the large-scale transport of coltan out of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda" when RCD-Goma, a Rwanda-backed armed group,...
It is an island of 36 squares, amputated in 2000 as spoils of war from the property of SAKIMA, currently reduced to 324 squares, during the occupation of this part of the Republic by the rebel movement …
Until very recently, colombite-tantalite (coltan) was known only to a few specialists of mining in the Congo. The rare mineral is found at Punia, Kalima, Lugushwa und more …
The coltan mining is having devastating impacts on the natural values of two World Heritage sites, notably Kahuzi-Biega National Park and Okapi Wildlife Reserve. These …
The goal of this chapter is to examine the connection between coltan mining and violence in the DRC. A better understanding of the role of coltan in the Congo
Coltan Mining and Trade in Rwanda. Minerals found in Rwanda include cassiterite (a tin ore), gold and wolfram (tungsten) as well as coltan. Before the civil war, minerals – …
They purchased land-use rights on Mataba Hill from the Rally for Congolese Democracy's (RCD) Mining Department, bypassing the approval of the Congolese …
M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have taken control of Rubaya, a key mining town for the smartphone mineral coltan, following days of intense …