Alphamin Resources Corp. may soon resume operations at one of the world’s largest tin mines located in the Democratic Republic of Congo following the withdrawal of Rwandan-backed rebels from the region, a senior U.S. official said.
“We hope the company will resume operations or make an announcement soon about resuming operations,” Massad Boulos, senior adviser to President Donald Trump on Africa, told reporters in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, on Tuesday. “We strongly encourage them to resume operations.”
Alphamin, a Toronto-listed company, halted operations at its Bisie mine last month to protect its employees as M23 rebels approached. The M23 has since retreated under pressure from the U.S. and other countries.
“We’ve seen the progress made in recent days and it’s excellent,” Boulos said.
Boulos, the stepfather of Trump’s daughter Tiffany, has been touring Central and East Africa as part of a U.S. initiative to help Congo, Rwanda, and other neighbors bring peace to the mineral-rich region with a long history of conflict.
Alphamin is majority-owned by U.S. and U.K.-based Denham Capital and is one of the few U.S.-linked projects in Congo.
“It’s very sad to see a company of such magnitude, employing thousands of people and enriching the community and the country in which it operates, including other neighboring countries, shut down,” Boulos said.
The Bisie site produced 17,300 tons of tin ore in 2024, or about 6% of global supply, according to Chinese brokerage firm First Futures Co.
Bloomberg
