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DRC: artisanal coltan production represents almost ten times more than industrial production, i.e. 1,291 tonnes against 148 tonnes in 2021

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 Janet

During the year 2021, the statistics of the Ministry of Mines recorded an industrial production of coltan estimated at 148.72 tons against 1,291.03 tons produced by the artisanal sector. The industrial production of coltan therefore represents barely 11% of the overall volume produced in the DRC in 2021, while that of the artisanal sector is estimated at 89%. And the large artisanal production of Congolese coltan comes from the province of North Kivu (1,106.42 tons) and South Kivu (182.29 tons). As for the industrial production of coltan, it is mainly… Read More Here

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Illicit exploitation of coltan, more than 4 billion USD escape the control of the Public Treasury per year (ENACT Africa)

July 25, 2022July 25, 2022 arnbethniccoltan, DRC

The activity of armed groups in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) causes the public treasury to lose more than four (4) billion US dollars per year due to the illicit exploitation of coltan. This figure emerges from the latest report published by ENACT Africa, a European Union project aimed at strengthening the fight against transnational organized crime in Africa, In this report, the organization has highlighted some of the evils that hinder the responsible exploitation of Congolese coltan. Among the evils raised by ENACT Africa,… Read More Here

Mining in DRC Coltan Copper Tin Zinc

Market: the main mining products continue to improve on the market this week, zinc at more than 42,600 USD per tonne

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 Janet

This week from April 4 to 9, 2022, the main mining export products of the DRC remain in good shape, according to projections by experts from the National Mercurial Commission of the Ministry of Foreign Trade. Copper still on the rise at 10,332 USD per tonne against 10,247 USD per tonne last week, resulting in a price difference of 85.45 USD. Cobalt is also up this week at 82,067 USD per tonne against 81,619 USD per tonne last week, a price difference of 448 USD. Zinc is also trading higher… Read More Here

Coltan Mining in DRC

877 tonnes of coltan produced in DRC by the end of September 2020, 12% less, compared to the same period in 2019

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 arnbethnic

The Democratic Republic of the Congo produced 877.4 tonnes of coltan in the first 9 months of 2020 compared to 998.2 tonnes in the same period in 2019, a drop in production of 12.1%, statistics show. provided by the Central Bank of Congo. Over the whole of 2019, the DRC produced 1,164 tonnes of coltan against 2,267 tonnes in 2018 and 1,996 tonnes in 2017, according to figures from the BCC. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, coltan is mainly produced in the Kivu region. Coltan (portmanteau for colombite-tantalite)… Read More Here

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South Kivu Provincial government seized 80 bags of coltan smuggled into Bukavu

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 arnbethnic

The National Mining Fraud Service in South Kivu intercepted 80 bags of semi-precious coltan ores fraudulently entered the town of Bukavu since Tuesday, June 23, 2020. These minerals, according to the National Anti-Mining Fraud Service, were hidden in a fictitious depot in Bukavu. Its source of origin is previously unsolved according to the anti-fraud service. “The minerals were hidden in a fictitious repository,” said Antoine Imili Mutaona, coordinator of the National Commission against Mining Fraud. Of the intercepted minerals, 4 tons of coltan belonged to the Indian businessman of the… Read More Here