00:00At least six people were killed on Tuesday when a shaft collapsed in the largest Colson mine in the rebel
00:06-controlled Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
00:09Witnesses say the bodies of three women and three men were recovered at the Rubea mine around 70 kilometers west
00:16of Goma.
00:17They say others were seriously injured in the collapse which took place at an area of the mine known as
00:22the Kisara Quarry.
00:23It's the second fatal incident at Rubea in recent weeks.
00:27At least 200 people were killed in a massive landslide at the site at the end of January after heavy
00:32rainfall.
00:34Thousands of artisanal miners work in precarious conditions in Rubea's pits, most equipped with simple shovels and rubber boots.
00:40Accounting for about 15 to 30 percent of global Colson production, it's been controlled by M23 rebels since 2024.
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