In the Democratic Republic of Congo, large numbers of people work in dangerous, unregulated mines, digging for cobalt – a mineral used in the batteries found in phones, laptops, and electric vehicles.
Bloomberg News quoted Congo’s Mines Minister Kizito Pakabomba as saying the country wants to “attract better investors, more investors and diversified investors”. It recently opposed the sale of ...
Gécamines has started exporting germanium concentrate from its new hydrometallurgical plant in the DR Congo. Commissioned in October 2023, the plant should enable the DRC to supply up to 30% of the ...
Congo’s government has grown increasingly frustrated by its lack of influence over its mining industry, particularly in cobalt, a key ingredient in many electric-vehicle batteries. The country ...
Democratic Republic of Congo’s top mining official said the country is courting new investors for its world-class deposits of key metals as it looks to diversify ownership in its industry ...