Women in mining (DRC): New beginnings and opportunities
— A record number of ladies tuned in for the DRC-focused Women in Mining live webinar session during Digital DRC Mining Week that took place from 17-19 June.. WIM_DRC was first established in Lubumbashi at last year's conference and exhibition and aims to end all forms of discrimination against women in the Democratic Republic of …
Understanding artisanal mining supply chains and conflict …
The two-year project is set to obtain up-to-date and accurate information related to conflict financing, due diligence, and socio-economic dynamics along artisanal mining supply …
Artisanal cobalt mining in the DRC: steps already …
— READ MORE ARTICLES ABOUT BATTERY METALS. Baumann-Pauly started to take an active interest in the DRC and its ASM cobalt sector back in 2019 and having visited the country produced a …
Interactive map of artisanal mining exploitation in eastern DR Congo
— Résumé français ci-dessous – French summary below. IPIS launched a major update of it's DRC webmap displaying data on more than 2400 artisanal mining sites in eastern DRC and more than 800 roadblocks. Since December 2016, IPIS teams have visited more than 500 artisanal mines in eastern DRC, gathering data that has been …
DR Congo Stands to Lose $3.71 billion in Mining Deals with Dan …
— New financial investigation reveals the colossal losses to the DRC state. Pour une version en français, cliquez ici A new financial investigation released today by anti-corruption coalition, Congo is Not for Sale, reveals that the Democratic Republic of Congo is facing losses of at least $3.71 billion USD from suspect mining and oil deals …
DRC Fortescue has eyes on Dan Gertler's former iron ore …
— DRC, Israel, United States Dan Gertler under FBI investigation. U.S. authorities are investigating possible circumvention of the sanctions they have put in place against mining magnate Dan Gertler in DRC. Dan Gertler claims he knows nothing about these investigations and has complied with the sanctions.
Mapping artisanal small-scale mining in eastern DRC
— News Story Map of ASM Sites in the DRC October 6, 2020 Explore IPIS' eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) webmap with a guided narrative. In its new story map, IPIS presents data gathered on eastern DRC's artisanal mining sector and Training and workshop on mapping artisanal mining in Eastern DRC February 9, 2018 […]
"We miners die a lot": The lives of cobalt miners in the DRC
— It was a cool, dusty morning in July 2021 when I first visited the Kamilombe cobalt mine in Lualaba Province in south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ().Situated just outside Kapata on the south-west outskirts of Kolwezi, a mining town that has historically served as an important centre for copper and cobalt, Kamilombe is now one …
Can Tshisekedi clean up DRC's mining sector?
— In a sector where sunlight is the best disinfectant for dirty deals, the DRC's mining sector has long been dogged by a lack of transparency. In 2012, the IMF suspended its $532m, three-year loan after the government failed to publish details of a 2011 mining sale to a British Islands-based company.
Alphamin's Mpama North mine in the DRC came into …
Alphamin Bisie Mining SA (ABM) is the DRC operating company and tin concentrate producer that mines and processes tin ore from its high-grade deposit issued under DRC's Mining Code as Production Permit No. 13155, in Walikale Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). ABM SA's shareholders include the holding
Congo recovers mining and oil assets from Israeli billionaire
— A company controlled by Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler will give control of valuable mining and oil assets back to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said on Friday.
Controversial Billionaire Dan Gertler Appears To Have Used …
2 July 2020, London & Paris – Controversial billionaire Dan Gertler appears to have used a money laundering network stretching from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Europe and Israel to evade US sanctions against him, funnel millions of dollars abroad, and acquire new mining assets in DRC, Global Witness and PPLAAF reveal today in a joint …
the man at the centre of DR Congo corruption allegations
— Dan Gertler formed a close relationship with DR Congo's ex-leader, even getting a diplomatic passport. ... Dan Gertler, pictured at a mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2012, was ...
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After Criminal complaint by Public Eye: Glencore convicted …
— Seven years after the criminal complaint filed by Public Eye, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has found Glencore guilty. The commodities trading company, which is based in the Swiss canton of Zug, must pay a penalty of 152 million US dollars because of "inadequate organisation" which led to corrupt mine deals in the …
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Democratic Republic of Congo Overview: Development …
— After peaking at 8.9% in 2022, real GDP growth in the DRC remained robust at 7.8% in 2023, supported by a strong mining sector, which grew by 15.4% contributing around 70% to overall growth in 2023. Agriculture production slowed to 2.2% growth in 2023 (from 2.4 % in 2022).
Here's what makes DRC mining sector a strategic
PUBLISHED: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 15:00:26 GMT. CNBC Africa. Copper production in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) increased by 17 per cent year-on-year to 1.433 …
Strategic Gamble: Biden's Risky Deal to End Dan Gertler's …
Background of Dan Gertler and US Sanctions. Dan Gertler, an Israeli citizen with deep roots in the diamond industry, has been a prominent figure in Congo's mining sector since the late 1990s.
US restores sanctions on Dan Gertler
— President Joe Biden's administration will reverse a temporary sanctions reprieve on billionaire Israeli mining tycoon Dan Gertler over allegedly corrupt mining …
DRC : After knocking out Gertler, Pol Huart forges iron links …
— Now that a DRC court has affirmed the Belgian mining engineer's rights over three exploration permits contested by a Dan Gertler-linked company, he has teamed up …
New documents show top Trump officials disregarded …
— Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler walks through the Katanga Mining Ltd. copper and cobalt mine complex during a tour of the operations in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Aug. 1, 2012.
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Revised …
— Introduction. On 9 March 2018, President Joseph Kabila signed into law significant changes to the Democratic Republic of Congo's ("DRC") mining code (the "Revised Code"). 1 The Revised Code, which …
The Dark Side of Congo's Cobalt Rush
— A Western mine official told me he had visited a mine in Congo, owned by a small Chinese company, that had many Chinese laborers. It reminded him of an internment camp: "The Chinese were ...
Four Lawmakers Denounce Plan to Ease Sanctions on Mining …
— The objection came as the Biden administration moves to allow Dan Gertler, an Israeli billionaire, to sell his financial stake in three mines in Congo as part of an effort to remove him from the ...
US restores sanctions on Dan Gertler
— As the US reimposes sanctions on Dan Gertler for corruption in DRC's mining sector, and the mining magnate unveils his latest "deal" for the country, can DRC turn a corner on its corrupt mining practices? ... Meanwhile, hopes are rising that Congo's mining sector, marred by allegations of decades of corruption is turning the corner. In recent ...
DRC seeks "mordern investors" for its minerals
— The DRC's Regulatory Authority for Subcontracting in the Private Sector is a vital link between mining investors and local Congolese companies.
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Main activities DCA's programme in DR Congo is strategically aligned to identified needs and activities. Projects are currently in: Clearance DCA conducts Manual Mine Clearance (MMC), Technical Survey (TS), Non …
DRC, Israel, United States Dan Gertler under FBI investigation
— Israeli businessman Dan Gertler is still in the sights of the American authorities in connection with his activities in the DRC, during the presidency of his friend, Joseph Kabila.Apart from the sanctions imposed on him and some 20 companies by the US Treasury, the billionaire is also, according to Africa Intelligence, being investigated by …
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— In 2022, the DRC was the world's largest cobalt miner with a production of 130,000 tons, or nearly 68 percent of the world's cobalt. The DRC was the fourth largest …
"We miners die a lot": The lives of cobalt miners in the DRC
— The WFP says about the DRC "A total 23.4 million people are projected to be acutely food insecure between January and June 2024, and an estimated 2.8 million …