The Democratic Republic of Congo is known for its mining potential representing 1,100 different minerals.

On the global plane, DRC is justly regarded as a “geological scandal” due to the presence in its subsoil of rare metals and/or sought after precious metals by selected emerging economies worldwide.

Investment procedure in the mining sector.

Basic metals

IRON ORE : The Eastern Province is the attic of iron in DRC with reserves of about 5 billion tons. Deposits of Banalia have a high iron content of over 65% (low tenor Si02).

Reserves : 20 million tons.

COPPER :

Large deposits of copper ore are found in Katanga Province, mainly in the South : Sodimico concession at Musoshi, and at Kapulo where Anvil Mining operates : Ex : SERMIKAT concession.

Reserves : 62,331,514 tons.

LEAD and ZINC :

Lead and zinc are concentrated in the copper deposits of Kipushi in Katanga Province. Currently, the mining operation is shut down. In Bas-Congo Province at Bamba-Kilenda, there is also evidence of mineralization in copper-lead-zinc.

Zinc reserves : 4,055,403 tonnes.

Diamond :

The diamond deposits operated in the DRC can be distinguished : oThe alluvial deposits of Western Kasai grouped around Tshikapa ; oThe alluvial deposits of Bushimay accompanying kimberlite pipes in Bakwanga in Eastern Kasai.

Reserves : 140 million tons.

GOLD :

The largest deposits are in the Eastern Province and those of Maniema and North Kivu. Other indices in Bas-Congo, both Kasaï, Bandundu and Equateur. The deposits of Eastern Province :

The mining company that exploits almost all the concessions is Office des Mines d’Or of Kilo-Moto (OKIMO) and accumulated reserves are estimated for Moto branch (Gorumbwa deposits, Durba, Agbarobo, Administrative Centre WATS) at 3,095,458 tons.

For kilo branch (D7-Kanga deposits, Guelley, Adidas, Senzerre, N’zebi, and Creek_center administrative MONGBALU) : 8,914,644 tons. The deposits of Maniema, North and South Kivu

The Mobale Cottage, located a few kilometers in south of Kamituga (South Kivu). The Namoya Cottage, north of Kabambare (Maniema). The cumulative reserves known to date are estimated at 28,300 Kgs of gold with an average grade of 5.54 Kg / T.

The Twangiza Cottage, south of Bukavu (South Kivu). Reserves were estimated at several tons of gold in 1972 and the levels were considered insufficient to ensure the profitability of the operation.

In layers of the rest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, primary deposits that have produced only small amounts of gold have been abandoned, it is the case of :

The Musefu Cottage (Western Kasai).

The Kalemie cottage (Katanga)

The Mayumba cottage (Bas-Congo)

Reserves : 3,095,458 tonnes.