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The Lundin Group's involvement in the Tenke Fungurume Mining project in the Democratic Republic of Congo : Risky Business |
Type de document : |
document électronique |
Auteurs : |
Raf Custers, Auteur ; Sara Nordbrand, Auteur |
Editeur : |
Antwerp : International Peace Information Service - IPIS |
Année de publication : |
2008 |
Importance : |
55p |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Mots-clés : |
ressources naturelles/industrie minière/contrats |
Note de contenu : |
After a decade of war and political turmoil, the tide seems to be turning for the DR Congo. The country is now engaged in reconstructing a society that was destroyed by decades of dictatorship and a global power play. Activities are taking off in the mining sector as well.
The DR Congo belongs to the category of resource rich countries, with a number of important reserves such as diamond, gold, copper and cobalt. Mining projects that were once frozen for years, due to wars and turmoil, are starting up or planning to. Especially in the Copper Province of Katanga, certain frenzy exists among foreign mining companies rushing for copper and cobalt to profit from today's soaring mineral prices on the world market.
The Tenke Fungurume Mining project, run by Tenke Fungurume Mining s.a.r.l. (TFM), is one of the biggest projects in Katanga and plans to extract copper and cobalt in 2009.... |
The Lundin Group's involvement in the Tenke Fungurume Mining project in the Democratic Republic of Congo : Risky Business [document électronique] / Raf Custers, Auteur ; Sara Nordbrand, Auteur . - Antwerp : International Peace Information Service - IPIS, 2008 . - 55p. Langues : Anglais ( eng)
Mots-clés : |
ressources naturelles/industrie minière/contrats |
Note de contenu : |
After a decade of war and political turmoil, the tide seems to be turning for the DR Congo. The country is now engaged in reconstructing a society that was destroyed by decades of dictatorship and a global power play. Activities are taking off in the mining sector as well.
The DR Congo belongs to the category of resource rich countries, with a number of important reserves such as diamond, gold, copper and cobalt. Mining projects that were once frozen for years, due to wars and turmoil, are starting up or planning to. Especially in the Copper Province of Katanga, certain frenzy exists among foreign mining companies rushing for copper and cobalt to profit from today's soaring mineral prices on the world market.
The Tenke Fungurume Mining project, run by Tenke Fungurume Mining s.a.r.l. (TFM), is one of the biggest projects in Katanga and plans to extract copper and cobalt in 2009.... |
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