Bintou Keita, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative to the DRC, told the Security Council in a September briefing that coltan trade from Rubaya’s mines is estimated to supply over ...

A M23 soldier stands at the Coltan mining pits in Rubaya on March 5, 2025. Ravaged by conflict for 30 years, eastern DRC is believed to hold between 60% and 80% of the world's reserves of coltan ...

The crown jewel in the M23’s expansion is the DRC’s largest coltan mine from which the group generates around $800,000 in revenue each month, according to UN experts. Coltan is a mineral from ...

At the same time, Rwanda has been accused of exploiting the DRC’s mineral resources through M23, allegations Kigali denies. M23 seized the coltan-rich area of Rubaya in DRC last year ...

My quick search regarding the rare mineral showed that coltan is also found in Canada, Australia, Brazil, Rwanda and DRC Congo. Records of lead reserves show that while DRC Congo is the world ...