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Congo to audit major miners annually from 2027 as part of local content drive, regulator says | CNBC Africa (opens the original)
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KINSHASA, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo will subject major mining companies to annual audits of subcontracting practices and compliance with local-content requirements from 2027, as authorities step up efforts to increase business for Congolese-owned firms, the head of the country’s subcontracting regulator told Reuters. The world’s largest cobalt producer and Africa’s top copper producer has tightened oversight of its mining sector as it seeks to channel more contracts and pr
Congo plans centralised mining investment agency under US deal, sources say | CNBC Africa (opens the original)
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KINSHASA/DAKAR, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing a one-stop agency for major mining investments as part of reforms linked to its minerals partnership with the US, aiming to cut red tape and attract more Western capital into a sector dominated by Chinese companies, four sources told Reuters. Congo, the world’s largest cobalt producer and second-largest copper producer, is at the centre of competition among global powers seeking supplies of critical minerals vital to t
Congo bans copper and cobalt concentrates exports, official order says | CNBC Africa (opens the original)
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KINSHASA, Aug 6 (Reuters) – The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned exports of copper concentrate and cobalt concentrate as it escalates efforts to force domestic processing and retain more value from its mineral resources, a government order reviewed by Reuters on Thursday shows. After Reuters reported the ban, benchmark three-month copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange rose by as much as 1.8% to $14,369.50 a metric ton, the highest since January 29 when the metal hit an all-time peak o
Congo’s planned mining law reform could dent investor confidence, industry warns | CNBC Africa (opens the original)
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KINSHASA, July 14 (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s main mining industry body has warned that proposed changes to mining laws aimed at tightening state control could dent investor confidence in the world’s top cobalt producer, a document seen by Reuters on Monday shows. Congo, the world’s second-largest copper supplier, is also a major source of gold, tantalum and germanium, and hosts some of the mining industry’s biggest companies, including China’s CMOC, Huayou Cobalt and Zijin, Switz
Heavy-handed revenue enforcement a threat to Congo mining sector, warns president | CNBC Africa (opens the original)
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KINSHASA, July 13 (Reuters) – Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has ordered state revenue agencies to refrain from heavy-handed enforcement operations against mining companies, warning that excessive measures could dent investor confidence, cabinet minutes showed. Tshisekedi’s order reflects efforts by Democratic Republic of Congo to generate more state revenue from its vast mineral wealth without spooking investors in the copper and cobalt sector – a pillar of the country’s economy. Congo, t
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