Landslide kills at least 200 people at DR Congo's Rubaya mine

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File photo: A massive landslide occurred at the Rubaya open-pit coltan mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo on January 30, 2026./CFP

More than 200 people were killed in a landslide at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's mines ministry said on Wednesday.

The ministry said the landslide, triggered by days of heavy rain, struck on Tuesday, killing over 200 people, including about 70 children. Many of the injured were evacuated to medical facilities in the city of Goma.

The site, which has been under the control of the AFC/M23 rebel group since 2024, was recently added to a shortlist of mining assets offered by the Congolese government to the United States under a minerals cooperation framework.

The disaster comes just a month after another deadly incident at the same site in late January that left more than 200 people dead.

The Rubaya mine produces around 15 percent of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum, a heat-resistant metal in high demand by manufacturers of mobile phones, computers, aerospace components and gas turbines.

Story compiled with assistance from wire reports.

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