A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...

In December, the DRC filed ... sourcing of minerals” such as coltan, a critical mineral used in its iPhones and other electronics, of which more than half of global deposits are in Congo.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium, accusing the tech giant of using conflict minerals in ... representatives. The DRC has ...

For several months, the rebels have also controlled Rubaya, a mining town in North Kivu that harbors one of the world’s largest coltan deposits. This valuable mineral is used in the production ...

But the warnings have not been enough to deter a growing number of Chinese nationals attracted by the war-torn region’s massive deposits of gold, tin, tungsten, coltan, tantalum and other minerals.

Tantalum is a rare earth metal extracted from coltan, 64% of whose global deposit is in the DRC. Most of it is concentrated in Rubaya, a mining town in North Kivu province which produces over 15% ...

Apple denies all claims. Definition: These are minerals sourced from conflict-ridden or high-risk areas where local populations suffer from armed violence, illegal taxation, forced labour, or other ...