As the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) escalates, the EU is facing more pressure than ever to suspend it's controversial minerals deal with ...

On Jan. 28, the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 captured Goma, capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich ...

Rwandan-backed armed group M23 seized one of the world’s most productive coltan concessions, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, a UN report estimates that 120 tonnes of the precious ...

There has been fierce fighting as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advance towards the second-largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, marki ...

The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.

According to the BBC, the company notified suppliers in April 2024 that “their smelters and refiners must suspend sourcing tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold from the DRC and Rwanda” due to the ...

A mining company and one of its heavy machinery drivers have been sentenced over a sickening incident at a Wide Bay quarry which crushed a fellow worker between two vehicles. Hy-Tec Industries ...

After public backlash tied to policy changes in 2020, the provincial government formed an independent coal policy committee to consult on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains. That panel received ...

A multimillion-dollar Toronto waterfront construction project is one of the biggest clients of a Prince Edward County business that’s being accused of illegally excavating more than one million ...