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
At a time of growing geopolitical instability, and as the United States conducts major military operations in the Middle East and faces fragile global supply chains, critical minerals have moved to the centre of national security planning. Yet in Central Africa, this strategy faces a growing tension. In early February, Washington hosted the Critical Minerals
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The facility will initially process 200,000 metric tonnes per year. The goal is to be online before Trump leaves office. Companies refuse to say whether seabed minerals are being considered as a mineral source in financing talks with the U.S. government; this raises environmental concerns. Deep-sea mining company Glomar Minerals and Australian Cobalt Blue Holdings
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Nigeria and several African countries hold deposits of lithium, cobalt, tin, and other minerals used in batteries, electric vehicles, and renewable energy technologies. The value of those precious metals is estimated at more than $700 billion in Africa’s most populous economy, and they are largely untapped. Yet much of the output is exported in raw
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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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,
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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