Mineral Focus

Gécamines makes its return to trading with a strategic shipment to the United States

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February 2026 By exercising its right of purchase on 100,000 tonnes of copper from Tenke Fungurume Mining, Gécamines is making a major shift. The Congolese public company aims to become once again a credible actor in the trading of critical minerals, in a context of geopolitical reconfiguration of global supply chains. Gécamines is about to […]

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Louis K. Watum, The DR Congo’s Minister of Mines as a Strategic Actor in the Emerging U.S.-DRC Critical Minerals Partnership

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February 2026 As global competition over critical minerals intensifies, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has emerged as one of the most strategically significant actors in the international minerals economy. Home to the world’s largest cobalt reserves, alongside substantial deposits of copper, lithium, manganese, iron ore, and rare earth elements, the DRC occupies a pivotal

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Haut-Katanga and Lualaba: Towards Strengthened Control of Category B Copper and Cobalt Processing Entities

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February 2026 A rigorous control of processing entities On the instructions of the national Minister of Mines, Louis Watum Kabamba, an ad hoc commission led by Franck Fwamba was at work for this purpose. Deployed at the provincial governorate to carry out an exhaustive examination of the files of processing entities operating in the region,

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Opinion: Rare Earths: Critical Minerals Should Not Be Stockpiled for Military Purposes

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November 2025 The United States is directing materials such as cobalt and graphite towards national defence rather than new climate technologies. The author is responsible for global systems and policies at the Climate and Community Institute and research lead at the Transition Security Project. This summer, the Pentagon announced its intention to acquire nearly 7,500

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Gécamines and Mercuria Energy Together for Better or for Worse

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November 2025 The state mining company of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gécamines, has announced a strategic partnership with Mercuria Energy Group Ltd for the marketing of its share of copper and cobalt production from its joint ventures with major global players. This move marks a new step in Gécamines’ commitment to maximise its participation

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Metals Traders Are Enjoying Their Most Profitable Year on Record

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October 2025 The world’s metal traders are enjoying their most profitable year ever, after a series of supply upheavals propelled prices toward record highs and drove huge shifts in metal moving across the globe. Glencore Plc and Trafigura Group, which have long competed as the two largest players, are both on track for their best

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