DRC / Mining Governance: CEEC Becomes National Certification Authority for All Minerals
At its last meeting, the Council of Ministers approved a major reform for the extractive sector of the Democratic Republic…
Category: Minerals
The Shortlist of Minerals the DRC Has Handed to Trump
Kisenge manganese, gold, and cassiterite permits; the Mutoshi copper-cobalt and germanium processing project; Sokimo’s four gold permits; Cominiere’s lithium permits;…
US and DRC: Westwin Elements Reorients its Strategy Towards Nickel, Marking a Setback in its Congolese Ambitions
Kinshasa, DRC – The American metal refining company, Westwin Elements, led by KaLeigh Long, a former political consultant close to…
KoBold Metals, the mining start-up backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, has successfully raised $1 billion USD from investors to exploit strategic minerals in the DRC
KoBold Metals, the mining start-up backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, is expanding its presence in the Democratic Republic…
At least 10 dead in collapse of M23-held Luhihi gold mine
At least 10 people have been killed in the collapse of a gold mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,…
Alphamin Resources has lowered its full-year tin production forecast to 17,500 tonnes from 20,000 tonnes.
Alphamin Resources (TSXV: AFM) has reduced its tin production outlook for the entire year to 17,500 tonnes, down from the…
U.S. Special Envoy Massad Boulos Calls for Reopening of Alphamin Tin Mine After M23 Withdrawal
Alphamin Resources Corp. may soon resume operations at one of the world’s largest tin mines located in the Democratic Republic…
Ivanhoé Mines and Gécamines Launch Construction of the Kipushi Zinc Mine in the DRC
Canadian company Ivanhoe Mines and Congolese state-owned mining company Gécamines have begun construction activities at the historic Kipushi underground zinc-copper…
DRC- Mining issue: Joe Biden dispatches Amos Hochstein to Kinshasa
From September 12 to 13, Amos Hochstein will discuss with Congolese actors on investments, particularly in the mining sector. Kinshasa…
DRC: Leading Chinese cobalt producer stops buying from Congo miners
Huayou Cobalt bows to the pressure on the use of child labor in the DRC’s informal mining sector China’s largest…