DR Congo wants large scale tin mines

The Democratic Republic of Congo government is putting in place measures aimed at attracting large-scale mining corporations in its tin mining sector and ending illegal artisanal mining, the country’s vice prime minister told the Dow Jones news agency on Friday....

First iTSCi supply chain partner visit to Eastern DRC

Tin, tantalum and electronics industry project partners spent the last 10 days visiting DRC and Rwanda in order to see recent progress in the iTSCi mineral traceability project implementation on the ground. This is the first time that such a delegation representing...

DR Congo mining ban to be lifted soon

Democratic Republic of Congo will soon lift a ban on mining in its troubled eastern provinces, its mines minister told Reuters. On September 11, the government banned mining in North Kivu, South Kivu and Maniema, provinces which account for about 85% of the...