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What minerals are mined in the DRC?
The DRC produces a wide range of minerals, but copper, cobalt, and gold account for the dominant share of export value. Secondary production includes cassiterite (tin ore), coltan (tantalum ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), zinc, diamonds, and manganese. Copper and cobalt together have consistently r...
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What minerals are found in the DRC?
A concise, sourced guide to the main minerals found and mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Transparency Body Urges Congo to Move Beyond Raw Mineral Exports
At a side event of the Mining Indaba in Cape Town on Feb. 19, the coordinator of the…
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Congo Pitches Its Critical Minerals Role at U.S.-Led Ministerial in Washington
The Democratic Republic of Congo used a U.S.-hosted ministerial meeting on critical minerals this week to reinforce its…
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KoBold Files Five New Exploration License Applications After Congo Reopens Mining Cadastre
The Democratic Republic of Congo has received five new exploration-license applications from KoBold Exploration DRC SA, a day…
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AVZ Secures $20m Funding from Suzhou CATH Energy Technologies Amid Manono Legal Battle
Suzhou CATH Energy Technologies has paid $20m to Australia’s AVZ Minerals under a financing agreement signed in January…
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U.S., Orion Weigh $5 Billion Critical-Minerals Fund to Bolster Supply Chains
The U.S. government is in talks to create a $5 billion joint fund to invest in mining and…
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DRC Minister Calls 0.3% Community Levy a “Sacred Commitment”
Guylain Nyembo, the DRC’s state minister for planning and coordination of development aid, called the mining sector’s mandatory…
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ERG, Gécamines Settle Swanmines Dispute, End ICC Arbitration
Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) state miner Gécamines signed a transactional agreement resolving…
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Congo Mines minister met Union representatives
The Mines Minister, Louis Watum Kabamba, met on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025 with an inter-union delegation from CHEMAF…
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Glencore Expects Majority of DRC Cobalt Output Unsold Through End of 2025
Glencore PLC said Wednesday it expects a substantial portion of its cobalt output from the Democratic Republic of…
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Kipushi Youth Protest Exclusion from KICO Employment
Dozens of local youths in Kipushi, a mining town in the DRC’s Haut-Katanga province, staged a protest on…
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