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Alphamin Resources Director Paul Baloyi Steps Down 1 Mining Personality Corporate News Mining in DRC News in Brief 

Alphamin Resources Director Paul Baloyi Steps Down

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Alphamin Resources Director Resigns After Six Years on Board AltX- and TSX-V-listed Alphamin Resources has announced that Paul Baloyi will resign from the company’s board of directors, effective January 31, 2026. Baloyi has served on Alphamin’s board since April 2017 as a representative of the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa. In a statement released on January 5, the company expressed its appreciation: “The board of directors wishes to thank him for his contributions to Alphamin during his tenure.” Alphamin Resources owns and operates the Mpama North and South tin… Read More Here
Resource Matters Warns of Weak Lithium Permitting Oversight in the DRC 2 Battery Metals Lithium Mining in DRC 

Resource Matters Warns of Weak Lithium Permitting Oversight in the DRC

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Resource Matters Criticizes DRC Authorities Over Lack of Transparency in Lithium Mining Permits In a white paper published in December 2025 on value creation in strategic minerals such as copper, cobalt, and lithium, the NGO Resource Matters highlights significant shortcomings in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) lithium permitting process. The organization, which advocates for transparency and good governance in the extractive sector, points to a lack of rigor by Congolese authorities in granting exploitation permits for lithium, a critical mineral for the global energy transition. According to Resource Matters,… Read More Here
DRC Opens Competitive Tender for 94.5-MW Nfuka Mukaji Hydropower Project 3 Mining in DRC Hydro power plant 

DRC Opens Competitive Tender for 94.5-MW Nfuka Mukaji Hydropower Project

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DRC Launches Competitive Tender for 94.5-MW Privately Financed Nfuka Mukaji Hydropower Plant The Electricity Sector Regulatory Authority (ARE) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has launched a competitive tender for the development of a hydroelectric power project at the Nfuka Mukaji falls, located in Haut-Lomami province. The call for expressions of interest, published on December 24, 2025, relates to a 94.5-MW hydropower plant that will be financed by private investors. The tender process follows a concession application submitted by Umeme Energy Sarl. Upon review, the ARE determined that the… Read More Here
Tenke Fungurume Delivers $31 Million in Community Projects to Strengthen Local Development 4 Mining in DRC Corporate social responsibility 

Tenke Fungurume Delivers $31 Million in Community Projects to Strengthen Local Development

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TFM Completes Major Community Development Projects in DRC, Boosting Education, Health, and Agriculture Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM) officially handed over the second batch of community development projects under its 2021 specifications on December 11, 2025, marking a significant milestone in its partnership with local communities. The projects, representing a commitment of over $31 million, aim to address priority areas including education, agriculture, infrastructure, health, youth training, and women’s empowerment. Education Initiatives Education was a central focus of this handover phase. TFM delivered five fully equipped primary schools in Mpumpi Gare,… Read More Here
Vingroup Advances Green Mobility Project in Kinshasa with VinFast EV Initiative 5 Mining in DRC Battery Metals 

Vingroup Advances Green Mobility Project in Kinshasa with VinFast EV Initiative

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Vingroup Plans 120,000 Electric Vehicles in Kinshasa, Launching Sustainable Urban Transport Ecosystem Vietnam’s Vingroup has provided new details on its planned green mobility project in Kinshasa, following a preliminary agreement signed with the city in October 2025. In a statement on December 29, Vingroup said it signed a trilateral memorandum of understanding on December 24 with Kinshasa’s Provincial Ministry of Transport and Urban Mobility and Congolese company Exposure Sarl. The memorandum establishes a framework for cooperation to develop a modern, sustainable, and accessible urban transport system. Through its electric vehicle… Read More Here
DRC Extends Cobalt Export Quotas to March 2026 Amid Logistical Challenges 6 Mining in DRC Battery Metals Cobalt 

DRC Extends Cobalt Export Quotas to March 2026 Amid Logistical Challenges

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DRC Extends Cobalt Export Quotas to Support Producers After 2025 Export Delays The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has extended the validity of cobalt export quotas for the last quarter of 2025 until March 31, 2026. The announcement was made by the Congolese regulator in a press release dated December 28, 2025. The extension comes in response to difficulties experienced by producers during the resumption of exports following the February 2025 embargo on cobalt, a strategic metal for the electric vehicle battery industry. Although the ban was… Read More Here
Ivanhoe Mines Announces First Anode Production from Kamoa-Kakula Copper Smelter 7 Copper Corporate News Mining in DRC 

Ivanhoe Mines Announces First Anode Production from Kamoa-Kakula Copper Smelter

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Kamoa-Kakula Produces First Copper Anodes as Africa’s Largest Smelter Enters Ramp-Up Phase Ivanhoe Mines Executive Co-Chairman Robert Friedland and President and Chief Executive Officer Marna Cloete have announced the successful production of the first copper anodes at the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The milestone was achieved on December 29, 2025, at the company’s on-site, state-of-the-art direct-to-blister copper smelter, following the start of furnace heat-up and the initial feeding of copper concentrate. Commenting on the achievement, Ivanhoe Mines Founder and Executive Co-Chairman Robert Friedland described… Read More Here
Lualaba Governor Announces Govt Commission Following Suspension of Artisanal Mining 8 Mining in DRC Artisanal mining 

Lualaba Governor Announces Govt Commission Following Suspension of Artisanal Mining

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DRC Mining Reform: Lualaba Governor Confirms Support Measures After Suspension of Artisanal Mining Activities Following the decision by the national Minister of Mines to temporarily suspend artisanal mining activities across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Governor of Lualaba Province, Fifi Masuka Saini, has announced the imminent arrival of a special commission established by the central government to oversee and implement support measures linked to this decision. The announcement was made during a high-level working session chaired by the governor on Saturday, December 27, 2025, which brought together… Read More Here
DRC Encouraged to Build Regional and Global Partnerships to Strengthen Cobalt Value Addition 9 Mining in DRC Battery Metals Cobalt 

DRC Encouraged to Build Regional and Global Partnerships to Strengthen Cobalt Value Addition

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DRC Cobalt Sector: Resource Matters Urges Strategic SADC Partnerships for Electric Vehicle Battery Production To accelerate the development of its cobalt sector and achieve local processing into precursors for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is being encouraged to establish strategic partnerships, particularly with member countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). This recommendation is outlined in a white paper published by the NGO Resource Matters on increasing value addition to Congolese copper, cobalt, and lithium prior to export. According to Resource Matters, such… Read More Here
DRC Strengthens Mining Partnerships with Vietnamese Investment Group Vingroup 10 Mining in DRC News in Brief Partnership 

DRC Strengthens Mining Partnerships with Vietnamese Investment Group Vingroup

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DRC Mining Sector: Minister of Mines Meets Vingroup to Discuss Strategic Iron Ore Investments His Excellency Mr. Louis Watum Kabamba, Minister of Mines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), received in audience on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, the Chief Executive Officer of Vingroup, a major Vietnamese conglomerate expressing strong interest in investing in the Congolese mining sector. Discussions focused primarily on large-scale, structuring projects in the iron ore sector, to be developed in partnership with the Congolese Government. These projects aim to promote value creation and generate sustainable… Read More Here

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