further process the material. After processing, we obtain a pre-concentrate that contains a mix of Coltan and Cassiterite. The next step is separation, Rusizana explains. Using magnetic separators ...

Mine shafts snake under the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's mountains, but instead of the Congolese government their ...

The region boasts a "dizzying array" of riches, such as gold and diamonds, but the "most coveted are the lesser known": coltan, cobalt and other minerals "crucial in the production of laptops and ...

The route between Rubaya in eastern DR Congo's North Kivu Province and Rwanda which is alleged to be used to supply coltan minerals to tech giant Apple does not exist and cannot supply the global ...

News has it that a rare ore, columbite-tantalite (coltan), was discovered around the Kiritiri, the headquarters of the sub-county. Parts of this sub-county are incredibly rocky; no wonder colten ...