Global Witness is calling for businesses and governments to better consider the human cost of rare earth minerals, following the horrific mine disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

M23 rebels control DRC's Rubaya mines amid conflict; nearly 200 miners killed in collapse as families mourn the tragedy.

A landslide last week killed at least 200 people in eastern Congo at a rebel-controlled coltan mine and families of the ...

A landslide last week collapsed tunnels at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead ...

The collapse happened Wednesday due to heavy rains at the rebel-controlled Rubaya mines. Congo is a major supplier of coltan, ...