Today in Katanga, specifically in Lubumbashi, to mark the presence of mining giant Kibali Gold Mines at the 21st edition of DRC Mining Week, Mr. Jean Paul Ilunga Mbayo, an electrical engineer, granted an interview to the media outlets of the Mining News Magazine and Leaders press group. The interview is reproduced below in full. […]
DRC Mining Week 2026, la semaine minière qui se tient annuellement à Lubumbashi, la capitale cuprifere de la République Démocratique du Congo, a reuni cette fois ci en date du 17 au 19 Juin 2026 de nombreux acteurs miniers et décideurs politiques du monde entier pour non seulement reflechir sur les minerais stratégiques de la
En sejour au Katanga dans la ville cuprifere de Lubumbashi pour une participation active aux 21 ieme session d’échanges de la semaine minière DRC week 2026, l’ inspecteur général de mines, Raphaël Kabengele s’est entretenu avec la presse congolaise tant écrite qu’audio-visuelle sur les grands sujets d’actualité concernant l’envahissement des permis miniers par les exploitants
There are mining projects that increase production. And then there are projects that attempt to change the entire economic logic of a country. The Mine de Fer de la Grande Orientale (MIFOR) clearly belongs to the second category. Initiated under the direction of Louis Watum Kabamba, Minister of Mines of the Democratic Republic of the
It was with great honour and a profound sense of responsibility, on behalf of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo led by Her Excellency Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka and the Ministry of Mines under my authority, that Louis Watum, through his representative, officially opened the decisive workshop dedicated to the validation
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