The mine gave way after heavy rains on Wednesday, a local rebel spokesman says.

Mine collapse in eastern Congo leaves at least 200 dead - At least 200 people were killed in a landslide at coltan mines in ...

GOMA, Congo -- At least 200 people were killed earlier this week when a landslide collapsed several mines at a major coltan ...

(Corrects first name of spokesperson in paragraph 1) Jan 30 (Reuters) - More than 200 people were killed this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

SANTIAGO, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Chile's state-run ⁠Codelco, ⁠the world's largest ⁠copper producer, announced on Friday it was ​replacing some executives following the results of an investigation ‌into a ...

The government blames rebels, but such accidents are sadly common ...

In mineral-rich Rubaya, source of most of the world’s coltan, miners suffer poverty and dangerous working conditions.

BEIJING, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Seven people were killed in a gold mine accident in China's eastern Shandong province, and authorities were investigating, state-run CCTV reported, sending shares of the ...

Eleven people, including the gold mine manager, have been placed under control after an accident killed seven at Canzhuang ...

More than 200 people have been killed in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ...