Nova Dies has been named as a “mineral laundering service” (in correspondence with “money laundering”), a term used to denote its role as a legitimizer of illegal minerals and especially coltan. The Democratic Republic of Congo Government has forbidden the export of raw coltan and other minerals, in order to reinforce local processing industry. Furthermore, the activities of Nova Dies along with these of other mineral traffickers are deemed to support the prolonged armed conflict in DRC and Central Africa in general.