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DRC: Mining industry

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, D.R. of Congo, Economics & Business, War & Conflict

Peaceful Rising, a blog about Chinese influence in the developing world comments the state of the DRC cobalt mining industry which has run into decay [1]“Since the Gecamines went bankrupt in 1990, its open mines have been invaded by thousands of self-employed hand-diggers and artisan miners, known in French as “creuseurs”.