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  1. There it’s processed into #tantalum, a heat-resistant #metal that fetches >$300 a kilogram & is in high demand by makers of mobile phones, computers, aerospace components & gas turbines.
    #Rubaya produces ~15% of the world’s #coltan, all dug manually by #impoverished locals who earn a few dollars per day. Control of this mine is the biggest prize in a long-running conflict in this central #Africa nation.

    #Congo #DRC #Rwanda #Kinshasa #Tutsi #HumanRights #exploitation #business #tech #geopolitics

  2. #Congo - Under the watchful eye of #M23 rebels in the hills around the Congolese town of #Rubaya, a line of men [& boys] in rubber boots ferry sacks full of crushed rocks up winding paths cut into the slopes.

    The laborers are hauling #coltan ore, a mineral that powers the modern world. The ore will be loaded onto motorbikes & eventually shipped thousands of kilometers away to Asia.

    #Africa #DRC #Rwanda #Kinshasa #Tutsi #HumanRights #exploitation #business #tech #geopolitics

  3. Inside the #mine that feeds the #tech world - & funds #Congo’s rebels

    #M23 insurgents control one of the planet's largest sources of #coltan, a #mineral prized by high-tech industries. Dislodging them is a focus of peace talks.

    #Africa #Rubaya #DRC #Rwanda #Kinshasa #Tutsi #HumanRights #exploitation #business #geopolitics
    reuters.com/investigations/ins