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Durba Mine
Durba
is a
gold mine
in the
Haut-Uele Province
of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
.
It lies within the
Kilo-Moto
greenstone belt
.
As of
2011
a
joint venture
between
AngloGold Ashanti
and
Randgold Resources
was actively developing a concession
centered
on this
mine
.
Between
1998
and
2000
, co-circulating
Marburg virus
and
Ravn virus
caused
154
cases
of
Marburg virus disease
and
128
deaths among illegal gold
miners
in Durba and nearby
Watsa
.