Mineral resources and investment environment in Democratic Republic of the Congo

LU Yiguan; GONG Penghui; SUN Kai; REN Junping; HE Shengfei; ZHANG Hang; XU Kangkang; PENG Lina; HE Fuqing

doi:10.12097/j.issn.1671-2552.2022.01.012

2022 Vol. 41, No. 1

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LU Yiguan, GONG Penghui, SUN Kai, REN Junping, HE Shengfei, ZHANG Hang, XU Kangkang, PENG Lina, HE Fuqing. Mineral resources and investment environment in Democratic Republic of the Congo[J]. Geological Bulletin of China, 2022, 41(1): 154-166. doi: 10.12097/j.issn.1671-2552.2022.01.012

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LU Yiguan, GONG Penghui, SUN Kai, REN Junping, HE Shengfei, ZHANG Hang, XU Kangkang, PENG Lina, HE Fuqing. Mineral resources and investment environment in Democratic Republic of the Congo[J]. Geological Bulletin of China, 2022, 41(1): 154-166. doi: 10.12097/j.issn.1671-2552.2022.01.012

Mineral resources and investment environment in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Tianjin Center, China Geological Survey, Tianjin 300170, China

Received Date: 07 May 2021

Revised Date: 23 June 2021

Publish Date: 15 January 2022

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In the background of the "going out" strategy and "the Belt and Road" construction, Chinese enterprises have achieved rapid development in the field of international mining investment in recent years.Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), endowed with copper, cobalt, diamond, tin, tantalum, niobium and other mineral resources, occupies an important position in the world.In addition, the government has attracted and encouraged foreign investors in recent years, and DRC has become one of the hottest mining investment markets in the world.The regional geology, infrastructure, development status of mineral resources, and investment environment of DRC are summarized.Cobalt and copper are the most abundant resources in DRC, which are mainly distributed in the Katanga area, southern DRC.The copper and cobalt mining industry, as an important economic pillar, has been actively developed in DRC.The Katanga area is one of the best economic development and infrastructure areas in Congo, and is the best option for mining investment.At present, the problem of power shortage is the main factor restricting the development of DRC mining industry.In the future, with the completion of Busanga and Grand Inga hydropower station, the problem of power shortage will be gradually solved. As the hot land for global mining investment, although DRC has some investment risks in political environment, social security and mining policy, the newly developed diplomatic relations between China and DRC in recent years are the important guarantee for Chinese enterprises to carry out cooperative investments in DRC.Under the background of DRC's joining the Belt and Road Initiative, China and the DRC should continue to strengthen cooperation in energy production and promote sustainable development of mining cooperation.
- mineral resources /
- mining permit information /
- investment environment /
- Democratic Republic of the Congo /
- Chinese enterprises /
- mineral exploration engineering

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