DRC Govt Defends Against Threat of Cobalt Banishment
In an official statement, the Congolese Government, through the Ministry of Mines, being aware of the threats of banishment of Congolese cobalt on the international market, gives clarifications of all the efforts undertaken so far for the development and securing of the artisanal extractive sector in order to comply with both environmental requirements and those of governance and traceability of minerals.
For the Minister of Ministers who signed this press release, the formalization of the artisanal mining sector is done in full respect of the Mining Code and its implementing measures.