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- The Rubaya coltan mine landslide on March 2, 2026 killed over 200 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, including about 70 children, with many injured evacuated to Goma, according to the mines ministry.
- AFC/M23 rebel group, which operates the mine, reported only five or six fatalities.
- Rubaya supplies about 15% of the global coltan market.
- This follows a January 2026 disaster at Rubaya that also killed over 200.
