Gécamines produced only 4,114 tonnes of copper in 11 months, (report)
The General Company of Quarries and Mines (Gécamines) produced only 4,114 tonnes of copper from January 1 to November 30, 2022, reports a report from the Central Bank of Congo (BCC).
According to the compendium of statistical information from the BCC, mining companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo produced, in 11 months, a volume of 2,190,818 tons of copper.
If Gécamines produced only 4,114 tons during the period mentioned, private companies, for their part, produced 2,186,704 tons, notes the same document.
Copper production at the end of November last year (2021) was around 1,607,485 tonnes to end the year with a production volume of around 1,797,836 tonnes.
It should be noted that copper production in the DRC is increasing this year compared to last year.
Halfway, i.e. in the 1st half of the current year, copper production in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is estimated at 1,144,965.75 tonnes against 873,938.13 tonnes for the same period in 2021, an increase of 271,027.62 tons. This equates to an increase of 31.01%.
The mining sector is the lung of the economy of the Democratic Republic of Congo and contributes more than 20% to the gross domestic product (GDP).
