Sama Lukonde at the Mining Indaba/2022: “The DRC carries global hope, not only in the mining sector but also in the environment”
Prime Minister Sama Lukonde represents the President of the Republic, Félix Tshisekedi, at this year’s Mining Indaba Forum where he is the VIP of the DRC, talking about the assets and opportunities for investment in the mining sector and even in the ecological transition of the Central African giant.
Presenting the country with immense potential, the head of the Congolese government declared in front of all the assistance at Mining Indaba/2022 that “the Democratic Republic of Congo carries a planetary hope, not only in the mining sector but also that of the environment whose she is well aware”.
For the head of government, the mineral resources abounding in the Democratic Republic of Congo are numerous, diversified, easily accessible, for several sites and exploitable. They include base metals, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, precious and semi-precious minerals, industrial minerals, colored stones and a variety of energy resources.
“However, the Democratic Republic of Congo is only explored at approximately 19% of its potential! This is the reason why an intensification of geological and mining research is essential. This has led the Government to plan a better valuation of mineral resources which can go as far as the certification of their reserves”, added the Prime Minister who delivered his speech in front of the President of South Africa, Zambia, Batswana and many others. other statesmen and economic operators.
It is in this sense that a National Strategic Plan for the exploration and certification of mineral reserves, covering the whole of the National Territory, has been drawn up by the government, said Sama Lukonde, highlighting in particular six blocks of obvious mining interest, containing areas of interesting geological research. These are the Kasaï, Katanga, Equateur, Kivu, Kongo-Central and Kwilu blocks.
To date, among the minerals under exploitation, according to Sama Lukonde, we can mention: copper, cobalt, zinc, tin, manganese, gold, diamond, cassiterite, wolframite and coltan. as well as a short-term prospect of exploiting lithium and nickel.
Accompanied by the Ministers of Mines, Digital and Communication and Media, the Head of Government, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, arrived Sunday evening in Cape Town, South Africa. This year’s Mining Indaba Forum is themed “African Mining Evolution: Investing in Energy Transition, ESG and Savings”.
