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Big Companies thriving by exploiting Democratic Republic of the Congo while at the same time using Children miners to their own benefit. #ENDILLEGALMININGAFRICA
Coltan is one of the world’s most vital minerals, and 60% of reserves globally are found in the Democratic
Coltan is one of the world’s most vital minerals, and 60% of reserves globally are found in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo’s Kivu province. In 2019, 40% of the global coltan supply was produced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The mineral is used in cell phones, laptops and other devices because of its particular ability to store and release #ENDILLEGALMININGAFRICA 
electrical energy. As 5G technology grows demand for Congolese coltan will increase. But this is not good news for everyone in the DRC. Much of the country’s coltan is extracted using the labour of over 40 000 child and teenage miners. #ENDILLEGALMININGAFRICA
The Chinese Cruel Cobalt Conundrum in DRC.
Most of the DRC’s largest mines including Dezwia Mine, Kamfundwa Mine, Tenke Fungurume Mine (TFM), Sicomines Copper-Cobalt Mine, Kolwezi Mine, Kamoya Mine, and Ruashi Mine, are under Chinese ownership. #ENDILLEGALMININGAFRICA
Most of the DRC’s largest mines including Dezwia Mine, Kamfundwa Mine, Tenke Fungurume Mine (TFM), Sicomines Copper-Cobalt Mine, Kolwezi Mine, Kamoya Mine, and Ruashi Mine, are under Chinese ownership. #ENDILLEGALMININGAFRICA
In several of the mines owned by Chinese enterprises, a survey of the miners. According to the findings, about 82% of miners reported having skin problems, 85.4% had breathing problems, 52.7% had significant injuries within the previous year, and 12.6% #ENDILLEGALMININGAFRICA
said a family member/friend had passed away within the last two years as a result of a disease, an injury, or a mine collapse brought on by the Cobalt Mining operations. Heavy gear is used in the DRC’s cobalt mining process, #ENDILLEGALMININGAFRICA
