I wrote a feature article about Congo’s Shinkolobwe mine for the excellent magazine of African news and culture The Continent. Check it out to read a short summary of the mine’s dark and weird history, as well as it’s strange history as the inspiration for Marvel’s Kingdom of Wakanda.
Find a PDF of the most recent issue of The Continent here. Article is on page 20. You can subscribe to the Continent for free and read all of their back issues here.