JOHN ROBERTSON APPOINTED MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ALPHAMIN, THE FIRST TIN PRODUCER IN THE DRC
African tin production is dominated by Namibia and the DRC. In Congo, IT is the only company active in industrial mining, with 12,622 tons of cassiterite (ore containing tin) in the first half of 2022, according to official data.
In the DRC, Alphamin Bisie Mining (ABM) will now be headed by John Robertson Subject to regulatory approval, he will succeed current CEO Jan Trouw, said a December 14 statement issued by Alphamin Resources, which holds an 84% stake in ABM.
Robertson is a mining specialist with 30 years of experience in Francophone and Anglophone Africa. He has already worked with Jan Trouw, which could facilitate the transition in the management of ABM, the first tin producer in the DRC thanks to the Mpama Nord mine.
According to data from the Ministry of Mines, Alphamin produced 12,622 tonnes of cassiterite (ore containing tin) in the first half of 2022, which is the country’s entire industrial production for this resource. Artisanal production represented, according to the same source, 6,910 tonnes over the period.
It should be noted that Alphamin’s production in the DRC should increase in the coming years thanks to a second mine, Mpama Sud, capable of delivering 7,000 of contained tin. In 2021, the company produced 10,969 tonnes and is aiming for 12,000 tonnes this year.
