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Kibali Clarifies Truck Accident Near Tanzi and Abinva 1 Mining in DRC Corporate News Gold Mining safety 

Kibali Clarifies Truck Accident Near Tanzi and Abinva

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Kibali Gold Mine Clarifies Lime Spill After Truck Accident Near Tanzi and Abinva Kibali Gold Mine has provided further details following a truck accident on the road between Tanzi and Abinva in the Faradje area of Haut-Uele Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. The accident occurred on September 29 and involved a truck belonging to one of the mine’s partners. Initial reports circulated on social media and in local communities that the vehicle had been transporting acid. Kibali has since clarified that the truck was carrying lime, not acid, for use… Read More Here
Glencore Commits US$500 Million to US Critical Minerals Reserve 2 Critical Minerals Cobalt Copper Corporate News Mining in DRC 

Glencore Commits US$500 Million to US Critical Minerals Reserve

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Glencore Commits US$500 Million to US Critical Minerals Reserve as DRC Assets Gain Strategic Importance Glencore has been selected as a founding partner of VaultCo, the public-private company implementing the United States’ strategic critical minerals reserve, with the mining and commodities group receiving a US$500 million commitment from the US Export-Import Bank (EXIM). The initiative is designed to strengthen US critical mineral supply chains by enabling Glencore to source, purchase and deliver critical minerals for strategic inventories that will be stored in the United States. Project Vault was launched by… Read More Here
DRC’s EGC Joins T.I.C. as Country Accounts for 52% of Global Tantalum Production 3 Mining in DRC 

DRC’s EGC Joins T.I.C. as Country Accounts for 52% of Global Tantalum Production

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DRC’s EGC Joins Global Tantalum Body as Country Supplies 52% of Global Production The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (EGC) has joined the Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center (T.I.C.), strengthening the country’s participation in the global tantalum and niobium industry. The move comes as the DRC continues to dominate global tantalum production. According to estimates from the US Geological Survey (USGS), the country produced approximately 1,300 tonnes of tantalum in 2025, representing about 52% of global production. The figure places the DRC well ahead of Rwanda and Nigeria,… Read More Here
DRC’s Rising Copper Output Puts Walvis Bay Corridor in Focus 4 Mining in DRC Copper Transport and Logistics 

DRC’s Rising Copper Output Puts Walvis Bay Corridor in Focus

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DRC Copper Growth Increases Importance of Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Corridor The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) continued growth in copper production is increasing the importance of alternative export routes, including the Walvis Bay-Ndola-Lubumbashi Corridor, as the country strengthens its position in the global copper market. The DRC produced more than 3.5 million tonnes of copper in 2025, strengthening its position as one of the world’s leading copper producers.  At the same time, copper production in Chile, the world’s largest producer, is expected to decline by 2.6% in 2026 to 5.27 million… Read More Here
China’s Cobalt Refining Dominance Remains a Challenge for the DRC 5 Mining in DRC Battery Metals Cobalt 

China’s Cobalt Refining Dominance Remains a Challenge for the DRC

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China’s Cobalt Refining Dominance Highlights DRC’s Downstream Processing Challenge The recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping has highlighted the strategic importance of mineral processing, with China continuing to dominate the global refining of cobalt despite growing efforts to diversify critical mineral supply chains. Trump and Xi met in Washington from September 23 to 25, 2026, with discussions covering a range of economic and trade issues. The summit extended the suspension of Chinese export controls on rare earths until January 10, 2027, but no documented… Read More Here
ARSP Turns to Bank Financing to Support Congolese Subcontractors 6 Mining in DRC Economy Governance 

ARSP Turns to Bank Financing to Support Congolese Subcontractors

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DRC’s ARSP Seeks Bank Financing to Support Local Subcontractors as Mining Contracts Shift to Eligible Firms The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Autorité de Régulation de la Sous-traitance dans le Secteur Privé (ARSP) is looking to expand access to financing for Congolese subcontractors as mining companies replace service providers that do not meet local content requirements. The initiative follows more than 100 days of inspections across the mining sector, which have identified numerous subcontractors considered ineligible under the country’s subcontracting regulations. ARSP Director General Ted Beleshayi said on October 1 in… Read More Here
Miguel Katemb Champions Local Content at UN General Assembly Side Event 7 Mining in DRC Governance 

Miguel Katemb Champions Local Content at UN General Assembly Side Event

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Miguel Katemb Calls for Stronger Local Content at UN General Assembly Mining Debate African expert on economics and local content Miguel Kashal Katemb was among the speakers at a conference organised by the Atlantic Council in New York on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. The conference, held under the theme “Africa’s Advantage: Creating National Value in a Global Mining Economy,” brought together prominent figures to discuss how African countries can derive greater economic value from their natural resources. Katemb, who spoke alongside former… Read More Here
Watum Calls for Investment Security and Local Value Addition in DRC Mining 8 Mining in DRC Events & Expos Investment News 

Watum Calls for Investment Security and Local Value Addition in DRC Mining

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DRC Mines Minister Louis Watum Calls for Investment Security and Local Value Addition at Egypt Mining Forum Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Minister of Mines Louis Watum Kabamba has called for stronger investment conditions, regulatory stability and improved infrastructure to make mining a greater driver of economic and industrial development. Speaking at the fifth Egypt Mining Forum in Cairo, Watum participated in a panel on the competitiveness of mining jurisdictions, fiscal stability and investment. He highlighted investment security, regulatory predictability and respect for the rule of law as key factors… Read More Here
DRC Mines Minister Named Among MIPAD’s Global Top 50 9 Mining in DRC Mining Personality 

DRC Mines Minister Named Among MIPAD’s Global Top 50

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DRC Mines Minister Louis Watum Named Among MIPAD’s 2026 Global Top 50 in Solid Minerals Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Minister of Mines Louis Watum Kabamba has been recognised among the 2026 Global Top 50 Most Influential People in Solid Minerals by MIPAD (Most Influential People of African Descent). Watum was recognised alongside figures from the mining, industrial, financial and public-policy sectors, including Aliko Dangote, Patrice Motsepe, Abdul Samad Rabiu, Larry Fink, Mike Henry and Makhtar Diop. The recognition highlighted Watum’s more than three decades of experience in mining and… Read More Here
DRC Lithium Prices Fall Across All Four Tracked Products 10 Mining in DRC Battery Metals Lithium News in Brief 

DRC Lithium Prices Fall Across All Four Tracked Products

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DRC Lithium Prices Fall Sharply as Carbonate Drops to US$19,786.60 per Tonne Prices for lithium products exported from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declined during the September 28 to October 3, 2026 period, reversing the upward trend recorded since lithium products were added to the country’s official price listings. Lithium carbonate recorded the largest decline in value, falling from US$23,160.86 to US$19,786.60 per tonne. Lithium hydroxide dropped from US$22,232.94 to US$18,724.09 per tonne, while lithium sulphate declined from US$7,068.50 to US$6,358 per tonne. Lithium concentrate also fell, from US$2,290… Read More Here

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