The Last Stand of the Gorilla

Mining the conflict Importing from Kivu war zone

Russia

Belgium

Hong Kong

China

Netherlands

UK

India

Australia

Thailand

Rwanda

DR Congo

Minerals imported, 2007 Cassiterites Wolframite Coltan North and South Kivu conflict

Tonnes

10 000 3 000 1 500 200 100 or less

Sources: Faced with a gun, what can you do? War and the Militarisation of Mining in Eastern Congo, 2009.

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