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Copper mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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from the surface, while men used iron picks to excavate pits and shafts, using fire to crack the rocks when needed. The mines were between 10 metres (33 ft) and 15 metres (49 ft) deep with galleries up to 20 metres (66 ft) long. The ore would be sorted and then taken to a nearby stream
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constantly struggled to prevent recruits fleeing from the mines, sometimes taking refuge in Angola. Workers were mistreated and suffered badly from disease brought on by the working conditions. The lowest death rate at the Panda, Lubumbashi, Kisanga and Musonoi work sites in 1928 was four men per
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The Industrial Development and Mining Corporation of Zaire (Société de développement industriel et minier du Zaire - SODIMIZA) is an operating company for copper and its derivatives in Katanga. The company also operates cobalt and zinc. It was created in 1967 and acquired by
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Between 1970 and 1988 copper metal production was roughly constant at between 400,000 and 500,000 tonnes. Production then dropped steeply to under 50,000 tonnes annually between 1992 and 2001. Since then, production has steadily grown, reaching about 300,000 tonnes in 2008.
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property to identify the real contribution of each of the parties "in order to achieve a fair attribution of shares". The letter said the feasibility study should present a planning of "realisation of social actions with a visible impact". It also said that the state-owned
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Copper Resources Corporation is a subsidiary of Meterox. As of November 2011 it held a 92.5% interest in the Hinoba-an Porphyry Copper project in the Philippines, and a 75% interest in Miniere de Musoshi et Kinsenda (MMK). MMK in turn owns the flooded Kinsenda and
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and may hold 34% of the world's cobalt reserves. There are large deposits that have yet to be explored using modern technology, so the size of the reserves may be understated. Demand is growing, led by China.
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The government of the DRC began to review about 60 mining contracts in 2008, and started to release their findings to the mining companies in February 2008. For example, TEAL, a subsidiary of
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announced that it had secured the rights to explore several new and highly prospective tenements in Katanga in partnership with Afrimines Resources and Katanga Minerals Holdings.
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working at Dikuluwe as late as 1924. They worked in the dry season and stopped when the first rains arrived. The mining camp was near a stream where
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holding a minority stake in most projects. In recent years, many Chinese companies have become major holders in various copper mines in the DRC.
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The Katanga, or Shaba, copperbelt in the DRC is a belt about 70 kilometres (43 mi) wide and 250 kilometres (160 mi) long between
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A working class in the making: Belgian colonial labor policy, private enterprise, and the African mineworker, 1907-1951
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The largest shareholders in most copper mines in the DRC are foreign corporations, with the Congolese state-owned
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month. Today, mine worker exploitation is still prevalent and instances of slave labor, and especially
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deposits in the world. In some reserves the grades are above 5%. The ore also has high grades of
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SPRL, based in Democratic Republic of the Congo, owns various mining resources. In May 2008
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The Kababankola Mining Company (KMC) is a joint-venture between Gécamines (20%) and
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copper and cobalt mine, and the Dilala East and Lubembe deposit greenfields sites.
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copper mines had been awarded illegally and that they should revert to state-owned
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Commercial mining began in the 1920s, with a forcibly recruited workforce. The
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Copper mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are concentrated in the
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as a wholly owned subsidiary. Currently, Glencore owns majority stakes in
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China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group (CNMC) is the majority owner of the
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Prehistoric mines in the Katanga belt have been found at Dikuluwe near
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should actively participate in the daily management of the operation.
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400,000 tonnes copper in ore and 48,000 tonnes cobalt in ore (2008).
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Court of Arbitration. In May 2010 a Congolese court ruled that FQM's
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36,000 tonnes copper in ore and 11,000 tonnes cobalt in ore (2008).
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split between a foreign company and the DRC state-controlled miners
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79,000 tonnes copper in ore and 7,000 tonnes cobalt in ore (2008).
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owns a number of large copper mines, particularly after acquiring
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acquired Metorex in 2012, making it a fully owned subsidiary.
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which is under construction. Both mines were formerly held by
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Giant Metallic Deposits: Future Sources of Industrial Metals
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until 2015. The ownership of most mines is structured as a
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copper mines in Katanga. MMK was formerly a subsidiary of
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10,000 tonnes copper and 1,000 tonnes of Cobalt (2008).
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Extraction du cuivre en République démocratique du Congo
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Mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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38,000 tonnes of LME grade cathode copper (potential).
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The DRC copper belt includes some of the highest-grade
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Société de développement industriel et minier du Congo
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209,120 tonnes copper and 18,501 tonnes cobalt (2021)
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Compagnie de Traitement des Rejets de Kingamyambo
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Copper mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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46,000 tonnes copper and 4,000 tonnes cobalt (2008).
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List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor
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Copper mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Copper mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Government Printing Office. pp. 11–8. 693:Copper: 155,630 tons Cobalt: 886 tons (2020) 8: 4065:"DR Congo town to 'disappear' as mines grow" 42:Not all copper deposits contain significant 3502:"Investors flee copper miner First Quantum" 3321: 3309: 171:In August 2009, the DRC government revoked 4326: 4312: 4304: 3420:Christy van der Merwe (27 February 2008). 3274: 3272: 3270: 547: 529:, both part of the historical province of 328:. Gécamines also owns a copper smelter at 3345: 3333: 2707:12,000 tons copper, 4,000 tons of cobalt 3562:. La Générale des Carrières et des Mines 3560:"La Générale des Carrières et des Mines" 3422:"Teal gets notification from DRC review" 3261: 2104:100,000 tonnes of copper metal (target) 119:for concentration before being smelted. 3204: 3886:Malu-Malu, Muriel Devey (2022-07-15). 3285:. Metorex. 26 May 2010. 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3513: 3512:on May 27, 2010 3499: 3498: 3494: 3485: 3483: 3469: 3468: 3464: 3455: 3453: 3444: 3443: 3439: 3430: 3428: 3419: 3418: 3414: 3404: 3402: 3401:on July 6, 2008 3388: 3387: 3383: 3373: 3371: 3357: 3356: 3352: 3344: 3340: 3332: 3328: 3320: 3316: 3308: 3304: 3295: 3293: 3289: 3282: 3278: 3277: 3268: 3260: 3256: 3247: 3245: 3240: 3239: 3235: 3226: 3224: 3211: 3210: 3206: 3201: 3177: 3157: 3155: 3151: 3148: 3143: 3140: 3138: 3136: 3135: 3100: 3098: 3094: 3091: 3086: 3083: 3081: 3079: 3078: 3043: 3041: 3037: 3034: 3029: 3026: 3024: 3022: 3021: 2973: 2971: 2967: 2964: 2959: 2956: 2954: 2952: 2951: 2921: 2919: 2915: 2912: 2907: 2904: 2902: 2900: 2899: 2851: 2849: 2845: 2842: 2837: 2834: 2832: 2830: 2829: 2797: 2795: 2791: 2788: 2783: 2780: 2778: 2776: 2775: 2744: 2742: 2738: 2735: 2730: 2727: 2725: 2723: 2722: 2684: 2682: 2678: 2675: 2670: 2667: 2665: 2663: 2662: 2617: 2615: 2611: 2608: 2603: 2600: 2598: 2596: 2595: 2558: 2556: 2552: 2549: 2544: 2541: 2539: 2537: 2536: 2506: 2504: 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Index

French
Copper Belt
Katanga Province
Democratic Republic of the Congo
cobalt
artisanal mining
Lubumbashi
Kolwezi
Katanga Supergroup
Chilean reserve
copper
cobalt
Musonoi
Kambove
Luishia
Yeke people
millet
malachite
Union Minière
child labor
U.S. Department of Labor
List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor
Glencore
African Rainbow Minerals
Kalumines
Gécamines
First Quantum Minerals
Kolwezi tailings project
International Chamber of Commerce
Lonshi

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