DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

MINISTRY OF MINES

GUIDE OF MINING INVESTOR

JUIN 2003
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FOREWORD

Democratic Republic of Congo is a vast country with innumerable

natural resources, specially in mining field.

Unfortunately, these resources are still insufficiently known and

exploited. Originally, the mining industry used to play a major role in the
national economy growth, that is why, His Excellency, the President Laurent
Desiré KABILA consented to endow the country with a promotional tool for
this important sector. That was the motivation of setting up this Guide of Mining
Investor.

His successor, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, His

Excellency Major-General Joseph KABILA, took the idea upon by including the
new vision of the mining policy in the management of this sector, following the
new Mining Code.

That is why, we make a point of duty, to pay a tribute to these

illustrious personalities for their prosperous initiative which complete the
function of the “Agence Nationale pour la Promotion des Investissements”
(ANAPI) to promote investments in the Democratic Republic of Congo .

The design and preparation of this handbook have been given there
after by the Minister of Mines to the CTCPM which required also expertise
from the Mining Administration.

The Guide of Mining Investor is aimed to fill the lack of appropriate

information in the Sector; which is a prior condition for its harmonious
development and competitiveness.

This tool contribute somehow to efforts enhancing the best knowledge

of Democratic Republic of Congo’s economic realities and to give useful mining
information to everyone who need to invest in our Country.
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In publishing this handbook, the Ministry of Mines intents to provide

information to a great number of people who may be interested to invest in the
mining sector by both foreigners and national businessmen.

Hoping that this handbook will reach the objective by bringing out
answers to investors questions.

Jean Louis NKULU KITSHUNKU

Minister of Mining and Hydrocarbons

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CONTENTS. Page

I. General overview………….. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …… 1

1.1. Geography…….. . . . . … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …. 1

I.1.1. Relief and Hydrography………. . . . . . ………………….. …… 1

I.1.2. Climate, vegetation and soil . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ………….. . …3
I.1.3. Population . . . . . . . . . . ……. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ……..4
I.1.4. Tourist Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ………..5

1.2. Political and administrative organisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ………..7

1.3. Energy, communication and transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . ……….7

II. STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION OF THE CONGOLESE

MINISTRY OF MINES …………………………………………….. 11
II.1. The Minister’s Cabinet …... . . . .. . . …. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
II.2. Mines Authority . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .12.
II.3. Technical Services and Specialized Bodies…………………..12
II.3.1 Technical Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 12.
II.3.2 Specialized Bodies.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

III. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CONGOLESE GEOLOGY…… 15

IV. MINING POTENTIALITIES OF DRC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

V. MINING EXPLOITATION IN DRC . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

VI INVESTMENTS OPPORTUNITIES IN DRC …………………….26

VI.1. - Identified projects ……………………………………………26

VI.2. - Projects outstanding financing ……………………………….28
VI.3. - Projects outstanding negociation …………………………….28
VI.4. Bankable Projects ……………………………………………..30.
VI.5. - Small Scale Mining Projects ……………………………….. 35
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VII. MINISTRIES INTERESTED TO MINING PROBLEMS

IN CONGO ………………………………………………………….36

VII.1 Ministry of Economy-Finances and Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

VII.2 Ministry of Home Affairs . . . ……………………………..36
VII.3 Ministry of Planning and Reconstruction……………………36
VII.4 Ministry of Environment and nature Conservation………….36

VIII. CONGOLESE MINING LEGISLATION ………………………37

VIII.1 Mining Code ……………………………………………………37

VIII.1.1 Mining Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
VIII.1.1.1 Mineral Exploration license. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
VIII.1.1.2 Exploitation license. . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 .
VIII.1.1.3 Tailings Exploitation license. …. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
VIII.1.1.4. Small-Scale Mining Exploitation license. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
VIII.1.2. Artisanal Exploitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
VIII.1.3 Quarry Rights. ….. . . … . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
VIII.1.4 Mining Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
VIII.1.5 Tax and Customs legal Regime applicable to Mines and
Quarry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .49
VIII.1.6 Foreign Exchange Regime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
VIII.2 Implementation regulations of the Mining Code ……..………… 51

IX. USEFUL ADDRESSES ………………………………………..51

IX.1 Banks and Financial Institutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
IX.2. Air lines Companies ………………………………………54
IX.3 Telecommunication and Express mail Companies .. . . . . . .57
IX.4 Hotels and Restaurants ……………………. . . . . . . . . . . .59
IX.5 Diplomatic Representatives . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 64

X. REFERENCES …………..…………………………………… 68
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I. GENERAL OVERVIEW
Democratic Republic of Congo is a wide Country located in the heart
of the Central African region. It is bounded on the north by the Central Africa
Republic and Sudan, on the south by Angola and Zambia, on the East by
Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania, and on the west by the Republic of
the Congo, Angolese Enclave of Cabinda and the Atlantic Ocean. (Fig.a)

It has an area of 2,345,000 square kilometres and is having an outlet

to the Atlantic Ocean through the River Congo.

1.1. Geography

1.1.1. RELIEF and HYDROGRAPHY

a. Relief

The relief of Democratic Republic of Congo comprises the

Central downfold, South and South-East plate-lands , hills and
massive of Bas-Congo, a littoral zone and a flange of mountain on
its Eastern part.

a.1. The Central Downfold

It is a wide depression of about 750,000 sq km whose altitude

varies between 340 metres (Tumba and Maindombe lakes) and
700 metres (Uélé hills).

It is bounded on the north by the contact line of waters from

Ubangi and Chari Rivers, on the East by a ridge of mountains
bordering the African Rift, on the south and South-East by the
Kasai and Katanga plate-lands , on the west by the River Congo
and the Kuango plate-land.(1)

The landscapes are magnificent and are endowed with a dense

hydrography network, whose flooded zones create swamps.
Some tributaries, such as the Kasai and , the Tshikapa Rivers 3
are bearing in their course downstream, brown water
impregnated with organic matters, especially ferruginous.

(1)
Atlas de la RDC, Paris, Sallez 1998, P6
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a.2. South and South-East plate-lands

They are dull and comprise :

• Kwango and Kasai plate-lands
• Katanga high plate-lands.

a.3. Hills and massive of Bas-Congo

There are hills, granitic and quartzitic massive known as

“Monts de Cristal”. These massive belong to the Congolian
west chain.

a.4. Littoral zone

Banana, a relatively small coastal zone presents either wide

sandy beaches or steep cliffs. The landscape of this zone is
predominantly having mangroves.

a.5. Mountain flange on the East of the Central Downfold

This includes high mountains and rift valleys

Mountains: Virunga and Ruwenzori volcanic massive

which separate Nile and Congo basins.

Rift valleys whose bottoms are filled by lakes: such as

Tanganika, Kivu, and Mobutu (ex Albert), Idi Amin (ex
Edouard.)

b. Hydrography

Laid over the wide River Congo basin whom it covers more than
2,300,000 sqkm which represent 2/3 of the whole area,
Democratic Republic of Congo is endowed with a dense
hydrography network and well scattered. Only two regions are
not concerned : the North-west of Mayumbe , drained by the
Shiloango River a small coastal River one and the surrounding
area of IDI AMIN (ex Edouard) and MOBUTU (ex. Albert) lakes
which belong to Nile basin.
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Congo basin covers an area about 3,684,000 sqkm straddling the

Equator, 1/3 in the northern hemisphère and 2/3 in the southern
part.
River Congo is the 5th throughout the world by its length
(4373 km), but 2nd.
Concerning its mean flow rate (39,600 Cubic meters per second)
and its hydrographic basin area places it behind that of
AMAZONA in America.
1.1.2. ClIMATE, VEGETATION AND SOIL
A. Climate
Temperature of Democratic Republic of Congo is that for
hot countries. The annual mean lies between 2 4 to 25° C
on the northern part, in the central down land,north
Katanga, Kasai, Kinshasa and Bas-Congo.
It is moderated by altitude in the the East highlands:
Goma (1550 m above sea level) reaching 19°C and around
20°C on the high plate-lands of Katanga.
The climat pattern is scalled as follows :
- Equatorial on both side of the equator line.
- Subtropical (Soudano-Guinean and Senegalian type) as
long as you are going away from the Equator.
B. Vegetation

presents a very wide diversity upon to climate conditions,

relief and soils which differ from one region to another.
Thick landscapes and homogenous massif taking up to
1,000,000 km2 in the Central Downfold . That is;
 Dense forests which lies on both sides of Equator;
 Clear forests on East, where big tree’s height is
decreasing with altitude.
 Savannas, steppes toward South and extreme North
with drigft forests along streams.
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C. Soil

Soil in Democratic Republic of Congo belong to the

category of tropical and equatorial highly weathered soils,
rich in Iron and alumina, due to hot and wet climate.
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1.1.3. POPULATION

Congolese population is rising up to 50 millions of people

according to the last administrative census. The mean density
of population is 25 people/sqkm, but is inequally scattered
throughout the Country.

There are:
- a zone of high density with more than 20 people/sqkm
located in East mountains.
- A zone of normal density with 10 to 15 people/sqkm
which lies from Atlantic ocean to the Kasaï province,
following the 5 th south parallel.
- a zone of mean density with 5 to 10 people/sqkm which
lies on high plate-lands of UELE, following the North
3th parallel.
- a zone of weak density with 2 to 5 people/sqkm, which
covers the remaining part like the Central Downfold and
the Katanga province.
Congolese population is very dynamic, its annual mean rate of
growth is around 2.5 to 3 % . In Big cities like Kinshasa, this
rate can rise up to 4 % and more. This population is
heterogenous on ethnic, linguistic and cultural point of view.
There are 4 (four) major groups:

 Bantu group : the most important with 30 to 40 millions of

people and cover 2/3 of the national territory.

 Sudanian group : on the northern part of the country

 Pygmoid group : Scattered almost everywhere in the

Country and can rise up to 200,000 people.

 Nilotic group : comprises very few tribes of the Nilotic in

the north-East part of Congo, especially in ITURI.
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I.1.4. TOURIST INDUSTRY.

a. The fauna

The fauna of the Democratic Republic of Congo is very diversified

concerning species living in different conditions. Some of them can be
found almost anywhere in the country (1). (figure b)
b. The flora
With its exuberant vegetation, the Congolese flora represents 40
percent of the equatorial forest of the African continent.
c. Tourist Sites

Congolese has a great number of tourist centres, especially National

Parks (natural reserves), volcanoes in the eastern part of the country,
lakes, rivers and maritime reach, historic buildings, monuments and a
composite culture (arts and folklore). (figure c)

Concerning the National Parks, there is a considerable number of them

which lodge unique animal species as shown in the chart below :

(1)
ATLAS DE LA RDC, p-p 13-15
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TABLE 1 : NATIONAL PARKS AND THEIR PARTICULAR ECOLOGY

N° NAMES ECOLOGY
Abundant and humid forest, mountain forest (Alt.
Virunga National Park :
1 5.100 m) active volcanoes, grassy and wooded savanna,
8,000 sqkm.
lakes, mountain gorillas. (North Kivu Province)
Kahuzi-Biega National Park Abundant and humid forest, mountain forest, gorillas of
2
6,000 sqkm Eastern plains, forested fauna. (South Kivu Province)
Grassy savanna, northern white rhinoceros, elephants,
Garamba National Park.
3 buffalos, giraffes and domesticated elephants. (Eastern
5,000 sqkm
Province)
Salonga National Park : Abundant and humid forest of the central Downfold,
4
36,000 sqkm flooded forest, dwarf chimpanzees, forest elephants.
(Equator province)
Important swampy zones, wooded savanna on high
Upemba National Park
5 platelands, grassy savannas, fauna typically
10,000 sqkm
« zambezean » destroyed by poacher. (Katanga Province)
Splendid landscape of high platelands, boggy zones,
Kundelungu National Park
fauna typically « zambezean » decimated by poacher.
6 2,200 sqkm
(Katanga Province)
Abundant, humid and half-mountainous forest, okapis,
Maïko National Park. gorillas of eastern plains and Congolese peacock.
7 10,000 sqkm (Eastern Province)

Abundant and humid forest (ITURI), rich forest fauna

Okapi’s Natural Reserve
with okapis and a breeding station of this specie at
8 13,000 sqkm.
EPULU. (Eastern Province)
Marine Park (Mangroves
Coastal ecosystems, mangroves and seacows (Moanda,
Natural reserve) 760 sqkm
9 Bas-Congo Province)

All these allow the development of the Congolese tourist industry which is
based on the artistic production and a various folklore.

An effort is made by the government to organize and modernize the road

network and the hostelery trade all over the country more particularly in
Kinshasa, Bas-Congo, Kivu and Katanga.
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I.2. ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTRY

Democratic Republic of Congo is divided into eleven (11) Provinces.

Kinshasa included. The ten others are : Bas-Congo, Equator, Eastern Province,
Maniema, North-Kivu, South-Kivu, Katanga, Bandundu, Western Kasaï and the
Eastern-Kasaï. Then, provinces are subdivided into districts which are divided
there after into territories. However, the city is organized upwards by locality,
collectivity and commune. Each province is managed upwards by the
burgomaster, the Administrator of the territory, the Chief of the district and the
Governor of the province.

Congolese main cities are respectively : Kinshasa (the capital city),

Lubumbashi (Katanga), Kisangani (Eastern Province), Matadi (Bas-Congo),
Mbandaka (Equator province), Mbuji-Mayi (Eastern Kasaï), Kananga (Western
Kasaï), Goma (North-Kivu), Bukavu (South-Kivu), Kindu (Maniema).

I.3. TRANSPORTS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ENERGY

1.3.1. TRANSPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

a. Railways

The congolese railways network has a total of 5.118 Km within 858 Km are
electrified. The centre line of communication connects Katanga to Matadi
Harbour via Ilebo and Kinshasa.

This centre line is called « voie nationale » and constitute the only national one
outlet to the sea. This way has a first breaking load at Ilebo river port, and the
railway terminal of the “Société Nationale de Chemin de Fer” (SNCC), the
national railways company. The second riverport is located in Kinshasa.

Since the closing of the Bengwela’s railways in 1975 connecting Dilolo City
(Katanga) to Atlantic Ocean via the Lobito deep water harbour in Angola,
Democratic Republic of Congo has lost the shortest and fast exit way of mining
products from Katanga (1.348 km).

Mining products from this region, take four (4) directions for their exportations,
mainly :
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SOUTH WAY : Which connects this region to Durban, Port Elisabeth and
East London in South Africa, using Zambian,
Zimbabwean and South African railways.

MOZAMBIQUE WAY: It connects DRC to Beira Port through Zambia
and Zimbabwe via Sakania.

TANZANIAN WAYS : connecting the country to Dar-es-Salaam Port,
either by Tanganyika lake and the Tanzanian
railway network (1,225 km from Kigoma), or
through the Zambian network and even the
Tanzanian-Zambian one with 2,000 km from
Sakania.
b. Fluvial ways

The “Office National de Transport “ (ONATRA), a public company exploits the

congolese fluvial ways. All the network comprizes 12,174 km. There exist many
ports on the Congo River and the Kasaï one, even on their respective tributaries.

The country has some five important ports, namely : Matadi, Kinshasa, Ilebo,
Mbandaka and Kisangani.

c. Road network

The use of roads is very important and the national network is about 145,000
Km throughout the country.
d. Airways
During the last ten (10) years, many airways private companies have been
created including the national airlines company called “Lignes Aeriennes
Congolaise” « LAC » which exist long before. Main cities are daily connected
by a lot of flights and the country has some 49 airports and aerodromes within 5
international airports which are located in Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Kisangani,
Goma and Gbadolité.
But, there exist among the airports and aerodromes, some seven (7) well
equipped, located in Kananga, Mbuji-Mayi, Kindu, Buta, Isiro, Mbandaka and
Gemena.
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e. The Seaway
This concern a maritime reach of 150 Km long from Matadi to Atlantic Ocean
via Boma Harbour.
Matadi Harbour is about 366 km from Kinshasa and constitutes the Southern
Railway terminal.
f. Telecommunications
Many companies of cellular phones are operating in Democratic Republic of
Congo. It is the same as those of Internet and Fax which developed remarquably
during these last years.
I.3.2. ENERGY
Democratic Republic of Congo has a hydroelectric potential estimated at some
100,000 Mw within 40% (40,000 Mw) located on the Inga Site(1).
Inga hydroelectric dam is located in Bas-Congo nearby Matadi. Its maximal
capacity is about 36,670 Mw.
Nowadays, two (2) Power Stations Inga I and Inga II work, and providing some
2407 Mw instead of four (4) power stations as planned. The second two,
meaning INGA III and INGA IV will provide at the final stage 3,500 Mw and
39,000 Mw respectively (fig.d).

- it is important to notice that the use rate of the Installed power capacity
is about 30 % currently.
- the power has been brought on a high voltage line of 1700 Km long
from Inga in Bas-Congo to Kolwezi in Katanga.
- -This power is already exported to some African countries such as
Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and the Republic of Congo. In the same
way, the Democratic Republic of Congo government is in negociation
with others countries expecting to be connected to Inga. Those countries
are : Egypt, Morocco and the Central African Republic. Beyond Inga, the
country has a considerable number of power stations throughout the
provinces. Apart Inga, the country has also other hydroelectric power
stations scattered throughout as shown in the chart below :

(1)
GUIDE DE L’INVESTISSEUR MINIER, Op cit
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Tableau n°2: The main hydroelectric power stations

N° MAIN HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATIONS POWER IN Kw
1. Inga 1 hydroelectric power station on Congo River 350,000
2. Inga II hydroelectric power station on Congo River 1,424,000
3. Power station of Koni on Lufira River 42,120
4. Power station of N’zilo on Haut-Lualaba (N’zilo I) 108,000
5. Power station of Mwadingusha on Lufira River 69,000
6. Power station of Seke on Lualaba River (N’zilo II) 248,400
7. Power station of Sanga on Inkisi river 11,500
8. Power station of Zongo on Inkisi 75,000
9. Power station of Bendera ( Kalemie on Kiyimbi River) 17,200
10 Power station of Ruzizi (Bukavu) on Ruzizi River 28,200
11 Power station of Tshopo (kisangani) on Tshopo River 18,800
12 Power station of Budana (Kilo-Moto) 12,600
13 Power station of Soleniama (Kilo-Moto) 2,200
14 Power station of N’zoro (Kilo-Moto) 1,000
15 Power station of Kalima ( Sominki) 6,900
16 Power station of Punia ( sominki) 2,000
17 Power station of Mungombe ( sominki) 1,040
18 Power station of Piana Mwanga ( Congo-Etain) 29,000
19 Power station of Lubudi ( CimKat) 5,760
20 Power station of Moga and Kampene ( sominki) 2,000
21 Power station of Ambwe ( sominki) 2,400
22 Power station of Magembe( sominki) 2,400
23 Power station of Matadi (Regideso) 2,000
24 Power station of Tshiala I (Miba) 1,375
25 Power station of Tshiala II (Miba) -
26 Power station of Young (Miba) 7,000
27 Power station of Kamina ( Kilubi-FAC) 9,900
28 Power station of Mobaye on Ubangui River 11,000
29 Power station of Tshikapa 1,560

Total 2,492,355
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The remaining hydroelectric potential in DRC is shown as follows:

Table 3 : Hydroelectric potential in Provinces

N° PROVINCES KW at 30 june 1985
1. Eastern Province 28,000
2. North Kivu, South Kivu and Maniema 46,100
3. Katanga 528,700
4. Eastern Kasaï 12,800
5. Western Kasaï 10,760.78
6. Others 7,895
TOTAL
644,255.78

II. FUNCTION AND ORGANIZATION OF THE MINISTRY OF MINES

Generally speaking, the Ministry of Mines has to manage the mining
sector relating to the government policy based on the national mining code.

This means that the Ministry grants mining and quarry rights and
monitor the achievement of different mining activities.
The Ministry of Mines comprises :
-The Minister’s Cabinet Staff
-The Mining Authority
-The Technical Services and Specialized Bodies

II.1. The Minister’s Cabinet Staff

Coordinating tasks, the Minister’s Staff is carried out by a Cabinet Director
assisted by a college of advisers.

The college of advisers prepares for all dossiers to be submitted to the

Minister .

An Extra Staff Service is appended to the Minister’s College of advisers in

order to ensure the implementation of various administrative tasks.
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The Minister’s Cabinet is located in Kinshasa/Gombe on Boulevard du 30

Juin , 3rd floor Building Gécamines (fig. e)
II.2. THE MINING AUTHORITY

The Mining Authority is the service that carries out daily work as
following up or monitoring mining activities.

The Mining Authority assists the Minister in managing the mining sector.
This authority is held by the General Secretary.
The Mining Authority includes central and provincial services.
The central services are:
a. General Secretariate
- General Secretary
- Technical Agency
b. Directorates
• Administration and General Service Directorate ;
• Directorate of Mines ;
• Geology Directorate ;
• Research and projets Directorate ;
• Mining Environment protection Directorate ;
• Investigations Directorate ;

The provincial services comprise eleven (11) provincial Divisions of Mines

and Geology with branches and sub-branches.

II.3. TECHNICAL SERVICES AND SPECIALIZED BODIES

Up to date, two (2) Technical Services are running within the Ministry of
Mines and two (2) other Specialized Bodies are working under the technical
authorithy of the Minister of Mines.

II.3.1 TECHNICAL SERVICES

a. The « Cellule Technique de Coordination et de Planification Minière »
(C.T.C.P.M.)
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It was created by a presidential decree n°78-153 dated 11 April, 1978. The
CTCPM is an adviser organization for research and coordination of mining
policy and activities.
CTCPM concern is:

- set up policies and strategies to develop the mining sector;

- seek ways and means in order to achieve optimal exploitation of mineral
resources ;
- centralize and organize circulation of mining information ;
- carry out, by itself or by others, researches related to mining sector
development ;
- harmonize and coordinate Ministries and Organizations interested to
mining problems and solutions;
- seek and find solutions to problems brought up by the mining industry in
Congo ;
- framing the artisanal mining exploitation (1)
CTCPM works under the authority of the Minister of Mines but it is
financially autonomous.

b. Service d’Assistance et d’encadrement du Small Scale Mining

(SAESSCAM )
II.3.2.SPECIALIZED BODIES

a.. The « Centre d’Evaluation, d’Expertise et de Certification des substances

minérales précieuses et semi-precieuses. » (C.E.E.C.)
CEEC was created by a presidential decree n°036/2003 dated 24 march
2003, it is a technical public compagny having administrative and financial
autonomy and is working under the supervision of the Ministries of
Portfolio and Mines.
So, its concern is:
• to evaluate and appraise Diamond, Gold, Coltan and others precious
and semi-precious mineral substances in the Democratic Republic of
Congo ;
• to officer Trading Houses, traders and founders by following up and
monitoring materials and monetaries fluxes;
• to ensure the training of national evaluators experts.
• to certificate/authentificate, follow up, and monitor all the process in
order to eradicate smuggling.

(1)
The mining sector Congolais, CTCPM, 1998
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• to promote industry of Diamond, Gold, Coltan and that of precious
and semi-precious mineral substances.

The “Centre d’Evaluation, d’Expertise et de Certification des substances

minérales précieuses et semi-précieuses” (CEEC) works under the authority
of the Minister of Mines in spite of its autonomy as said previously. The
CEEC is managed by a board comprising a General Manager, a Deputy
General Manager and two Executive Directors.
As the case may be, they are called and dismissed by the President of the
Republic.

b. Mining Register

laid down by the article 12 of the law N° 007/2002 dated 11 july 2002 of the
Mining Code, the Mining Registry is a public entity with legal status and having
administrative and financial autonomy. Its concern is:

- registering of deeds provided for in the mining Code and /or registry survey
map in a registry book;
- processing of application for the granting, the extension, the renewal , the
transformation or lease of mining and /or quarry rights, the coordination of the
technical and environmental evaluation of applications and notifying the
applicants concerning the notifications relating to the processing of their filings;
- certification of the minimum financial capacity of the applicants for mining
and quarry exploration rights;
- notification of decisions related to mining and /or quarry rights to applicants;
- to issue the exploration certificate;
- to issue and guard the mining and quarry titles;
-registering or cancelling the registration of mining or quarry perimeters on the
registry map;
- to issue its opinions in the event of classification, declassification or
reclassification of a prohibited area;
- authentification of mortgage, lease deeds or transformation of mining and
quarry rights;
- collecting, managing and sharing out the filing cost and the annual surface
right fees par square.
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III. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CONGOLESE GEOLOGY

The geology of Congo is characterized by two major structural blocks, mainly

bedrocks and cover rocks. (1)

1. Bedrocks
The bedrocks is constituted of Precambrian fold and metamorphic rock
forming a collar around the Congo river basin.

The geology of this bedrocks concerns five parts corresponding to

administrative entities and is distributed as follow :
a. the meridional part which includes the greatest part of Katanga and a
portion of Eastern Kasaï ;
b. the Eastern part comprises South Kivu, Maniema and the farthest North of
Katanga. Mainly characterized by urundean and the Ruzizean ;
c. the Northern part comprising North-Kivu, Rwenzori and the region along
Congo river-Nile watershed at East till the catchment of Ubangi at west.
The geological formations are cristallophyllean mainly formed by
micaschists, quartzite, graphitic schists, and gneiss.
d. the western part which is composed of Bas-Congo and the meridional
Kwango. It is primarily formed of metamorphic schists, quartzites and
gneiss.
e. the central part comprises Western Kasaï and a large part of Eastern
Kasaï.

The geological formations of these regions are constituted of Schisto-

calcareous rocks, quartzites and phyllads.

2. Cover Grounds
We find in this ensemble all the deposits which are in discrepancy on the
basement.
The cover is constituted mainly by grounds of Palaeozoic and Mesozoic ages.
The Palaeozoic shows outcrop the surface in Eastern Province, North-Kivu,
South-Kivu, Maniema and in the Northern Katanga.

The Mesozoic is represented by :

- the series of Kwango (upper cretaceous) ;
(1)
Opportunités d’investissement dans le secteur minier, CTCPM, Mars 1999 pp 1-5
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- the series of Lualaba (lower cretaceous) ;
- the floor of Kisangani (Jurassic).

These series are in correlation with :

- that of Kamina (probably cretaceous) ;
- that of subliteral sand stone in Bas-Congo ;
- that of southern Congo basin (Tshikapa, Mbuji-Mayi and Western
Katanga).

IV. THE MINING POTENTIALITIES OF THE DEMOCRATIC

REPUBLIC OF CONGO.

Democratic Republic of Congo abounds in a very diversified mining potential

resources and scattered throughout the country as shown in the following table
3:

TABLE 3 : MINING POTENTIALITIES

PROVINCES MINERAL INDICES

BANDUNDU Diamond, kaolin, clays.

BAS-CONGO Bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, vanadium, phosphates,
asphaltic sands, gold, diamond, manganese, marble,
granite, rock salt, iron, clays, gypsum, pyrite, talk, silica,
kaolin, barytine, calcareous.
EQUATOR Diamond, gold, iron, calcareous, kaolin, clays, copper,
granite, niobium, ochre.

EASTERN KASAI Diamond, clays, chrome, cobalt, copper, nickel, gold,

iron, kaolin, talk.

WESTERN KASAI Diamond, clays, gold, chrome, nickel, cobalt, platinum,

copper, iron, kaolin, lead, saline.

KATANGA Copper, cobalt, uranium, niobium, gold, platinum,

lithium, talk, tantalum, wolfram, zinc, clays, bismuth,
cadmium, tin stone, coal, iron, granite, gypsum, kaolin,
manganese, monazite, saline, emerald, Sapphire,
Diamond, Silver and calcareous.

KINSHASA Clays, silica, kaolin.

MANIEMA Gold, tin stone, amblygonite, lithium, clays, copper,
diamond, iron, kaolin, manganese, niobium, lead, talk,
tantalum, wolfram,

NORTH-KIVU Clays, tin stone, basnaesite, emerald, coal, granite,

monazite, niobium, gold, wolfram, Tantalum, calcareous.

EASTERN PROVINCE Gold, diamond, clays, copper, iron, kaolin, niobium,

ochre, phosphates, saline, bituminous schists, talc.
SOUTH-KIVU Gold, tinstone, amblygonite, sylver, basnaesite, emerald,
bismuth, diamond, diatomite, monazite, niobium,
wolfram, zinc, tantalum, calcareous.

The most of the deposits known today had been discovered about one century
ego, using rudimentary methods and technics.
So, the probability to discover others deposits, by modern technics of
investigation is very high. (figures 6, 7 and 8)
The following table gives indications about reserves for some substances known
today.

Table 4 : Reserves of some substances

N° Mineral Substances Quantities

1. Copper 75,000,000 tons
2. Lithium 31,000,000 tons
3. Niobium 30,000,000 tons
4. Manganese 7,000,000 tons
5. Zinc 7,000,000 tons
6. Cobalt 4,500,000 tons
7. Iron 1,000,000,000 tons
8. Tin stone 450,000 tons
9. Gold 600 tons
10. Diamond 206,000,000 carats
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The exploitation of the ores is achieved by some public or parastatal mining
companies for industrial production and by artisanal mining operators.

Although several difficulties, mining exploitation is the pear-head of the

economy with 28 % as its contribution to the Gross National Product (G.N.P.).

Mining exports represent about 70 % of all the export value of the Democratic
Republic of Congo.

V. MINING EXPLOITATION IN DRC

V.1. INDUSTRIAL EXPLOITATION

Some of the mineral resources in the table 3 as above are industrially exploited
since several decades in different provinces throughout in the country.
Public and parastatal and private companies operating in the sector are discribed
geographically as below :
A. Katanga Province.
1. « LA GENERALE DES CARRIERES ET DES MINES »
(GECAMINES)

Public company, specialized in basic metals exploitation, such as copper,

cobalt, zinc and other associated metals (fig. h, I, j, k and l).
• Head office : Lubumbashi, Blvd Kamanyola
Po Box 450 , Tel. 225130
E-mail: [email protected]
Telex : 41034 ; Fax: +(243) 2341041
• Ores reserves until 1995 :
- copper : 55,512,000 tons
- cobalt : 3,664,000 tons
- zinc : 6,357 tons
• Production capacity :
- copper : 470,000 tons/year
- cobalt : 16,000 tons/year
- cadmium : 300 tons/year
• Exploitation centre : Kolwezi, Likasi, Kipushi, Kambove, Kakanda.
• Representative office :
- Kinshasa : Bldg Gecamines, 9th floor, Boulevard du 30 juin.
- Brussels : Boulevard du Souverain 30-32
B-1070 Bxls
Tel. 2300077, Telex 23575
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• Cumulative Production statistics 1985-2002 :
- copper : 3,291,986 tons
- cobalt : 114,964.6 tons
- zinc : 404,881 tons
- cadmium : 1,646 tons
- sylver : 158.700 tons
- Gold : 120.1 Kg
• Investment needs : US $ 1,400,000,000

2. « SOCIETE DE DEVELOPPEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET

MINIER AU CONGO » (SODIMICO)

Public company, specialized in copper exploitation.

• Head office : 549,Avenue Adoula, Lubumbashi, Katanga Province
P.O.Box :3853 Lubumbashi, Telefax: +(243)2345556
Tel: +(243)345404
• Exploitation centre : Musoshi and Kinsenda
• Representative office : Kinshasa; Bldg GECAMINES 4th floor, Blvd
du 30 juin.
• Ores reserves : 2,038,000 tons of copper ores
- MUSOSHI : 1,914,000 tons of copper 3%
- KINSENDA : 124,000 tons of copper 5%
• Production capacity : 1989-1994 :
: 2,071,045 tons of ore
: 123,235 tons of concentrated copper.

3. “ENTREPRISE MINIERE KISENGE MANGANESE“ (EMK –Mn)

Public company specialized in manganese exploitation.

• Head office : Lubumbashi P.O. Box 3522 , LUBUMBASHI
• Exploitation centre : Kisenge
• Representative office : Kinshasa, 1th floor, Bldg Gecamines, Bvd du 30
juin.
• Ores reserves :
- Pyrolusite : 6,985,291 damp tons with 50% of manganese.
- Carbonate : 6,000,000 damp tons with 35% of manganese.
- Materials in stock: 2,960,000 tons
• Production capacity : 360,000 tons/year
• Cumulative Production statistics 1985-1992 : 79,550 tons.
• Investment needs : US $ 15,094,550 to produce Bioxide of electrolytic
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Manganese (BME) and Ferro-manganese.

4. « CONGO ETAIN »

Parastatal company, specialized in the exploitation of tinstone and

associated ores. Its Capital sharing : 50% Congolese State, 50%
Géomines but Geomines as a sharing partner of the State was
adjudicated bankrupt and broke up. So activities are currently in stand by
waiting for new investments.
• Head office and Exploitation centre: Manono
• Representatiive office : Kinshasa, Av. Bangala n° 10/GOMBE
P.O. Box 7120 Kinshasa I.
• Ores reserves until 1996 : 200,000 tons of tin stone.
• Production capacity : 9,000 tons of Tin/year
• Cumulative Production statistics 1985-1995 :
- 782,789 tons of tinstone
- 1,578,375 tons of tin
- 47,752 tons of colombo-tantalum
- 351,130 tons of tantaliferous slags

5. COMPANIE MINIERE DE SAKANIA “COMISA Sprl”

COMISA Sprl is a private company exploiting Copper

Capital sharing : 1,000,000 FC (year 2000)

Head office : 88, Avenue Kabalo, Lubumbashi
Production statistics 2002: 264,000 tons of ores with 4.5 % of Copper
Ores reserves : 1,500,000 tons of Copper at Lonshi, Exploration works
on the site of Sakania are running out.
Investment needs : 140,000,000 US $ (phase I and II / Lonshi)
Starting : - exploration : November 2000
- exploitation : August 2001

6. MINE D’OR DE KISENGE “ MDDK”

MDDK is a joint-venture between “Entreprise Minière de Kisenge

Manganese (20 %) and Cluff Mining ( 80 %) for exploration and
exploitation of Gold.

Capital sharing : 150,000 FC

Head office : Kinshasa
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Ores reserves : exploration works are running

Investment needs: 17,000,000 US $

7. SOCIETE DE TRAITEMENT DE TERRIL DE LUBUMBASHI “STL”

STL is a joint-venture between OMG (55%), Forrest (25%) and

Gecamines(20%). The objective is to exploit Copper, Cobalt (white alloy)
and Zinc.

Head office : Lubumbashi

Production ( white alloy 2002)
- Copper : 1,289 tons
- Cobalt : 1,930 tons
Investment needs: 130,000,000 US $
Starting activities: November 2000

8. SOCIETE MINIERE DE LUISWISHI “SML”

SML is a joint-venture between Gécamines (50%) and Forrest (50%) for the
Exploitation of Copper and Cobalt.

Capital sharing:
Head office : Lubumbashi
Production of concentrates (2002)
Copper : 5,597 tons of Copper
Cobalt : 5,499 tons of Cobalt
Investment needs: 50,000,000 US $
Starting activities: 1997

9. KABABANKOLA MINING COMPANY “KMC”

KMC is a joint-venture between Gécamines (20%) and Tremalt (80%). The

Objective is to exploit Copper and cobalt.

Capital sharing :
Head office : Lubumbashi
Production statistics:
Ores reserves :
Investment needs : 130,000,000 US $
Starting activities : January 2001
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10. TENKE FUNGURUME MINING “TFM”

TFM is a joint-venture between Gécamines (45%) and Lundin (55 %) whose

objective is to exploit Copper and Cobalt.

Capital sharing :
Head office : Lubumbashi
Production statistics:
Ores reserves :
Investment needs : 1,680,000,000 US $

11. ANVIL MINING-CONGO Sarl

ANVIL MINING-CONGO Sarl is a private company. Its objective is to

exploit Copper and associated metals (silver).

Capital sharing : 1,500,000 FC (year 2001)

Head office : Avenue Nyota , Quartier Golf, Lubumbashi
Representative in Kinshasa : Avenue des Aviateurs, Building UBC, 7th floor
Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel: +(243)8804993
E-mail: [email protected]
Production statistics : 3,345 tons of concentrates with 37,56% of Cu
And 886 gr/ton of Silver (may 2003)
Ores reserves :
Investment needs : 5,700,000 US $
Starting activities : 2002

B. Eastern Kasaï

1. LA MINIERE DE BAKWANGA (MIBA)

Parastatal company, specialized in alluvionnary and kimberlitic diamond
exploitation (fig. m, n and o).

• Capital sharing : 80% Congolese State

20% SIBEKA.
• Head office : 04, Place de la Coopération, Mbuji-Mayi
P.o. Box 377 et 378,
Telex 21063 Fax : 873762019451
DRC
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• Ores reserves until 1997 : 70,959,934 carats/year.

• Production capacity : 10,000,000 carats/year.
• Exploitation centre : Mbuji-Mayi
• Representative office : Kinshasa : Boulevard du 30 juin,
P.O. Box 8633/Kin
Telex 21063 London
• Production statistics 1986-1997 : 150,123,000 carats.
• Investment needs 1996-1999 : USD 85,422,467.

2. LA MINIERE DE SENGASENGA « SENGAMINES »

The « Minière de Sengasenga » is a private company whose objective is to

exploit diamond.

• Capital sharing : 11,250,000 FC

• Share holders
- Oryx : 80%
- Miba : 20%
Head office : 20, Avenue Katalayi, Mbuji-Mayi
Tel : +(243)97310230
Fax : 871763089661

• Production statistics 2002 : 504,100.02 carats.

• Investment needs : US$ 40,000,000
New plant. : US$ 30,000,000
Equipments : US$ 10,000,000
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C. Eastern Province.

1. « OFFICE DES MINES D’OR DE KILO-MOTO » (OKIMO)

Public company, specialized in alluvionnary and filonian gold

exploitation.

• Head office : Bambu/Mines B.P. 219-220, Bunia

• Production capacity : 6 tons of gold/year (years 1970)
• Exploitation centre : Mongbwalu and Watsa.
• Representative office : 15, Avenue des Sénégalais Kinshasa/GOMBE
P.O. Box 8498 Kinshasa 1
E-mail: [email protected]
• Investment needs : Important. To cover that need, the company signed
in 1996 a Mining Convention with BARRICK GOLD
COORPORATION for a total amount of USD 300,000,000 $ in order to
produce 10 tons of fine gold per year.
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In the case of successful investigations, BARRICK GOLD,

CORPORATION will consent an additional investment of US$
2606,000,000. Because of these troubles (war) Barrick Gold Corporation
decided to resign (quit) and that convention felt down.
The OKIMO’s perspectives consist on setting up an agreement with other
partners such as ANGLO GOLD.

2. ASHANTI GOLD FIELD KILO “AGK”

Ashanti gold Fields Kilo is a private company (Okimo and others 14%,
Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited 86%). The object is the exploitation of
Gold. Its mining activities are concentrated on the C40 concession belonging
to Okimo according to a contract of lease signed between Okimo and Kimin
from which Ashanti Gold Field bought shares.

The exploration and exploitation program is on stand by because of insecurity

in the region.

Capital share : US$ 18,000,000

Head Office : Mongbwalu (ITURI)
Representative Office: Building Sofide, Kinshasa/ Gombe

D. WESTERN KASAI PROVINCE

1. KABONGO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY“KDC“

Kabongo Development Company is a private company whose object is to

exploit diamond.

Head Office : 917, Avenue Bas-Congo, Kinshasa/Gombe

Tel : +(243) 8973097/8964331

2. OTHERS MINING OPERATORS IN SMALL SCALE MINES

Many other mining operators are dealing with artisanal mining activities in tha
Province and particularly in Tshikapa District.
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V.2 ARTISANAL EXPLOITATION

Beside the classical industrial production, the Government developed and

promoted since two decades the artisanal exploitation activities centred only on
gold and diamond in the first time and then it has been spreadout to precious and
semi-precious stones (emerald, sapphire, ruby, heterogenite, coltan ).

The major intervening in this sector are the artisanal operators, the traders and
the authorized trading houses.

In this predicament period of the classical mining industry the mining cottage
industry became the only mining provider activity with a turn-over of
US$ 360,000,000 or 400,000,000 yearly.

Diamonds from artisanal production are provided mainly by the following major
centres :
Tshikapa in Western Kasaï Province, Mbuji-Mayi in Eastern Kasaï, Kisangani
in Eastern Province, Kahemba and Tembo Centres in Bandundu Province.

Gold from this sector is exploited everywhere in the country along streams,
rivers and terraces.

About the coltan and the heterogenite which are actually mined artisanally in
Maniema, North Kivu, Eastern and Katanga Province for the first one and
especially in Katanga Province for the second one.

VI. INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

VI.1. Identified Projects

Many other mineral indices noticed in table 4 have been already evaluated on
their technical and economical aspects. So they are expecting a financing for
their exploitation. That is the case of Bas-Congo province where there exist
deposits as listed below :
- Polymetallic deposit containing copper, zinc, lead and vanadium of Bamba-
Kilenda site, in the Lukaya’s district ;
- Sumbi bauxite deposit in the district of Bas-Fleuve, near Inga Power Station ;
- Mayumbe lime phosphates deposit, in the district of Bas-Fleuve.
- The deposit of sand and that of lime asphalt in Mavuma in the district of
Bas-Fleuve.
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It is important to notice that Bas-Congo Province offers some socio-economic

factors which are advantageous for a mining exploitation. We have notably
outlined in particular :
- The neighbourhood of the Atlantic Ocean ;
- The opportunity of the two harbours (Matadi and Boma ) all seanear;
- The availability of the cheaper hydroelectrical energy provided by Inga
PowerStation ;
- The presence of the two sections of railways between Kinshasa-Matadi
(360Km) on one side and Boma-Tshela on the other side ;
- A relatively reliable road network.;
- A main power qualified and cheap.

Like Bas-Congo Province, there are in other Provinces some projects which
have been selected for the possible mining investments as listed below :
1. KATANGA PROVINCE
- Dikulushi copper and silver deposit ;
- The Gecamines staniferous zone ;
- Lukuga coal deposit.

2. EASTERN PROVINCE
- Adumbi-Kitenge gold deposit
- Mbomo iron deposit
- The bituminous shales

3. EASTERN KASAI PROVINCE

- The primary deposit and the diamond deposit in the river beds.

4. WESTERN KASAI PROVINCE

- Musefu gold platinous deposit
- Lutshatsha nickel, chromium and cobalt deposit.

5. NORTH KIVU PROVINCE

- Lubero platinum deposit.
- Bingo pyrochlore deposit.

6. SOUTH-KIVU AND MANIEMA PROVINCES

- Twangiza and Namoya gold deposits.

In order to valorize these mineral resources we should note that Congolese

Government has granted to the foreign partners some 38 exploration exclusive
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zones representing about 412,275 sqkm which require a global investment of

513,393,849 USD.
VI.2 Projects outstanding financing

The projects here under have already be financed but the start up will be
effective after been granted with mining rights in accordance to the provision of
the new Mining Code.
There are:

1. ANMERCOSA EXPLORATION (affiliated to

Anglo American)
prospecting exploration and exploitation of basic metals and
precious minerals in the Katanga Province.

2. EMET PTY LTD

prospecting, exploration and exploitation of diamond in the
Equator Province

3. ASSOCIATION ENGEOCOM
prospecting, exploration and exploitation of diamond in Western
Kasaï Province.

4. KGHM (Kimpe) :
A Poland company in joint-venture with Sodimico to produce
Copper and cobalt. This project has been stoped for technical
difficulties.

VI.3. Projects outstanding negociation

.
These projects here under have been negociated between partners but their
fulfilment are waiting for the approval of their joint-venture agreement in
accordance to the provisions of the new Mining Code and they are listed as
follows:

KINGAMIAMBO MUSONOI TAILINGS “KMT”

-Partnership : in negociation
-Materials concerned : copper, Cobalt
-Reserves
* Copper : 326,000 tons
* Cobalt : 69,000 tons
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- Investments needs : US$ 330,000,000 to 550,000,000

RUASHI-ETOILE DEPOSIT

-Partnership
* Gécamines : 49%
* Forrest : 51%
-Materials concerned : copper, Cobalt
-Reserves
* Copper : 1,700,000 tons
* Cobalt : 200,000 tons
- Investments needs : Around US$ 400,000,000

TAILINGS OF SHITURU

-Partnership
* Gécamines : 49%
* First Quantum : 51%
-Materials concerned : copper, Cobalt
-Reserves
* Copper : 215,000 tons
* Cobalt : 25,000 tons
- Investments needs :

REHABLITATION OF THE CONCENTRATOR AND MINE OF

KIPUSHI AND IMPEMENTATION OF A NEW PROCESSING PLANT

-Partnership : joint-venture Gécamines and AMFI

-Materials concerned : Zinc, copper and Sulfuric acid production
-Reserves
* Copper : 285,537 tons
* Zinc : 2,443,746 tons
- Investments needs : To be defined after the feasibility study

TAILINGS OF KAKANDA

-Partnership
* Gécamines : 49%
*IPR (Panorama) : 51%

-Materials concerned : copper, Cobalt

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-Reserves
* Copper : 219,000 tons
* Cobalt : 3,600 tons
- Investments needs : US$ 262,000,000

REHABLITATION OF KAMOTO MINE

-Partnership : joint-venture gécamines and KUMBA Resources

-Materials concerned : copper, Cobalt
-Reserves
* Copper : 5,900,000 tons
* Cobalt : 553,000 tons
- Investments needs : US$ 141,300,000

VI.4 Other bankable projects

The table 5 and 6 here under include projects already evaluated and from which
the mining operators are seeking for financing.

All these mining development projects contribute to the boosting of the mining
activities whom the Governmental strategies are on the following economical
targets :
- The rehabilitation of the existing plants ;
- The diversification of the mining production ;
- The implementation of new mining production centres ;
- The industrial integration ;
- A best framing of the artisanal mining activities.

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TABLEAU N°5: OTHER BANKABLE PROJECTS IN THE DEMOCRATIQUE REPUBLIQUE OF CONGO

N° INVESTMENT RESULTS EXPECTED PARTNERSHIP

PROJECT LOCATION COSTS PROMOTOR
1 Production of Luena, North US$ 650,000 Gécamines Production of 30 to 50 tons of Joint-venture
Colombo-tantal Katanga Columbo-tantalum per year
Exploitation of Kolwezi Exploitation is running Expoitation of a deposit not very deep
Kananga (Katanga) 1ère Phase Gécamines of Cu-Co et next to Kolwezi Busness association
2 Deposit: Cu-Co metal 2ème Phase:± 9 M us$ Concentrators
Rehabilitaion of the To be defined after the
underground mine, Kipushi feasibility study Gécamines ----------------------- Joint –venture
3 concentrator and
implementation of a
Zinc plant
Production of white Production of:
alloys Kolwezi,Likasi, US$ 4,500,000 - 140,000 tons/year from 25% to 45% Co
4 Lubumbashi EMAK/Gecamines at Kolwezi
(Katanga) - 45,000 tons/year from 25% to 45% Co

5 Exploitation of Financing and technical

Kabolela and Kipese Kabolela and support required for Gécamines and Production of Copper, Cobalt and other Busness association
deposit (SMKK) Kipese (Katanga) feasibility studies Melkior valorisable substances

6 Small scale Financing and technical Busness association

Exploitation of the Kasonta and support required for Gécamines and Small scale Exploitation of copper and
Surperficial zone of Kabu feasibility studies COMIKAT cobalt at ±30 meter of depth
Kasonta and Kabu

Small scale Kinsevere Financing and technical Production of concentrates of Cu and Co Joint-venture
7 Exploitation of the (Katanga) support required for DRC and to supply the mining exploitation .
Kinsevere deposits feasibility studies Zimbabwe
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N° PROJECT INVESTMENT PROMOTOR RESULTS EXPECTED

LOCATION COSTS PARTNERSHIP
8 Modernization and Kakontwe(Likasi)
rehabilitation ± US$ 4,000,000 Gécamines Increasing The production capacity Joint-venture
of the cement, lime and and improvement of product quality
limestone plant (CCC)
9 Processing of old tailings of Likasi (Katanga) To be set after Gécamines-PTMM Production of copper and cobalt -------
Kakanda The feasibility study
10 Prospecting in the Research Diferent Gecamines Financing and Gécamines Reconstition of geological deposit Business
zones concessions technical of Gécamines association
support required for
feasibility studies
11 Exploitation of Ruashi and Lubumbashi (Katanga) ± US$ 400,000,000 Gécamines Production of copper and cobalt Business
Etoile deposit association
12 Rehabilitation of the Kinsenda Kinsenda (Katanga) ± US$ 2,000,000 Sodimico Pumping equipments of Kisenda
mine mine and rehabilitation of the Joint-venture
pumping stations
13 Rehabilitation of the Musoshi Musoshi (Katanga) US$ 3,000,000 Sodimico Production of 300 tons of copper
mine ores/ day Joint-venture

14 Rehabilitation of the Musoshi Musoshi (Katanga) US$ 2,000,000 Sodimico Production of copper concentrates Joint-venture
Concentrator with 25-40%
15 Production of rock salt Province du Katanga US$ 200,000 Gécamines Production of 7,100 tons of salt/year Joint-venture
16 Processing of Ruashi- Etoile Lubumbashi (Katanga) US$ 50,000,000 Gécamines-SNCC Production of copper and cobalt Joint-venture
embankment
Exploitation of tinstone Financing and
17 deposit Luena (Katanga) technical Gécamines Production of tin
support required for -------------
feasibility studies
Production of bioxide of Entreprise Minière de Production of 10,000,000 batteries
18 manganese Kisenge US$ 55,000,000 Kisenge-Manganèse and 10,000 tons of ferro-manganese Joint-venture
Rehabilitation of AFRIPILE
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N° PROJECT LOCATION INVESTMENT RESULTS PARTNERSHIP
COSTS PROMOTOR EXPECTED
19 Exploitation of a primary DRC Joint-venture
stanniferous deposit of Manono Katanga US$ 65,000,000 Government Production of 2,800 tons of
and Congo- tinstone
Etain
20 Exploitation of Lumyamya and Kazumba territory Production of 240,000 carats of Joint-venture
Lueta river beds and terasses (Western Kasai) US$ 53,838,785 Miba diamond/ year
21 Project of Miba development Production of 9,600,000 carats Joint-venture
for kimberlite and river beds Estern Kasai US$ 110,000,000 Miba of diamond/ year
deposits exploitation
22 Dredge sand plant of Mbuji-Mayi river Mining polygon of Miba US$ 1,555,000 Miba Removal of 1,500,000 tons/year Seeking a short term
of tailings and possibly loan
recuperation of diamond
23 Exploration of Makumbi deposit in Along Kasai river US$ 9,000,000 Miba Production of 13,724,489 carats loan or Joint-venture
Kasai river (North-East of Tshikapa) of diamond/ year
24 Exploration and exploitation of Mbuji-Mayi river US$ 3,000,000 Miba Production of 300,000 carats of loan or Joint-venture
Mbuji-Mayi river diamond/ year
25 Exploration and exploitation of Sankuru river US$ 2,000,000 Miba Production of 200,000 carats of Loan
Sankuru river diamond/ year
26 Mobile washing machine Mining polygon of Miba US$ 1,500,000 Miba Production of 15,000,000 carats Loan
of diamond/ year
27 Rehabilitation of the diamond sorting Mining polygon of Miba US$ 3,000,000 Miba Sorting capacity of 5 tons /hour Loan
Unity
Modernization of the security of the Sorting’s quarters and Production of 6 to 9,000,000
28 processing unit plants and production’unities US$ 3,600,000 Miba carats of diamond in 3 years Loan
reinforcement of the Miba mining
polygon security
29 Rehabilitation of the Lubilanji Lubilanji River Mbuji- US$ 7,500,000 Miba Increase the power Loan
hydroelectric station Mayi
30 Rehabilitation of the Tshala Tshala site at 25 Km at US$ 2,500,000 Miba Increase the power Loan
hydroelectric stations N-E of Mbuji-Mayi
31 Exploration of gold, silver Dikunguya, Kayembe and US$ 3,500,000 Production of 1,208,615 gram
and platinum ( Western Kasai) Samwanda ( Luisa territory Miba of gold loan or Joint-venture
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N° PROJECT INVESTMENT COSTS PROMOTOR RESULTS PARTNERSHIP

LOCATION EXPECTED
Nkonko village at 45 Miba Production of :
Exploration of nickel-cobalt km 8,000,000 t of ores
32 And chromium deposit at south-east of US$ 3,000,000 (Nkonko) loan or Joint-venture
Kananga (Western 13,000,000 t of ores
Kasai) ( Lutshatsha)
Cement plant at Lubilanji Kafumbu territory, CODECOR & Production of
33 Gandajika (Western- US$ 60,000,000 Compagnie 150,000 t of cement/year loan
Kasai) d’Engineering-Negoce
34 Processing of lateritic gold Wastsa US$ 60,000,000 to be Production of 10 tons of
ores in Moto ( sector (Eastern Province ) confirmed after the feasibility Okimo gold/year Joint-venture
Of Watsa) studies
35 Valorization of phosphate Bas-Congo US$ 52,500,000 Okimo-Gécamines- Production of 100,000 Joint-venture
deposits Mines tons of fertilizers/ year
36 Implementation of a slaked Bas-Congo US$ 5,300,000 Production of 35,000 Joint-venture
lime unit Okimo tons of slaked
lime/year
37 Implementation of a unit of Bamba-kilenda and Production of sulfiric Joint-venture
sulfiric acid production from Kussu US$ 60,000,000 Gécamines acid
Pyrite ( Bas-Congo)
38 Development project of To be set after the feasibility Joint-venture
Mayumbe deposit in Bas-Congo studies ----------------
Bas-Congo ----------------
39 Gold exploration Bas-Congo Bas-Congo at Tshela US$ 500,000 Okimo Joint-venture
and Luozi
40 Manufacturing of pane of Kinshasa and Bas- Manufacturing of pane of
glasses and other stained Congo US$ 500,000 Okimo glasses
products ----------------
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TABLE N°6 : PROJECT OF SMALL SCALE MINING IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

N° PROJECT INVESTMENT PROMOTOR RESULTS

LOCATION COSTS EXPECTED PARTNERSHIP
1 Exploration of river beds Tshikapa (Western Production of 37,044
(Lubembe,Longatshimo, –Kasai) US$ 6 50,000 Miba carats of diamond/ year Joint-venture
Tshikapa) flats and terrases
2 Production of gold at Luiza Western–Kasai US$ 500,000 Miba Production of 10 Kg of
Province gold/year Joint-venture
3 Recovery of the Kitenge-Adumbi Certification of reserves
abandoned gold mine Eastern Province US$ 10,000,000 DRC (20 tons of probable Joint-venture
reserves)

4 Tilwizembe Lualaba sector To be set after the Production of :

(Katanga) feasibility studies Gécamines 16,400 tons of cobalt Joint-venture
71,700 tons of copper
5 Luiswishi Lubumbashi sector To be set after the Production of :
(Katanga ) feasibility studies Gécamines 32,200 tons of cobalt Joint-venture
266,500 tons of copper
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VII. OTHER MINISTRIES INTERESTED TO MINING PROBLEMS IN

THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

VII.1 Ministry of Finance

The Congolese Ministry of Mines is closely collaborating with the Ministry

of Finance concerning taxes and custom duties set by the Mining Code and
its implementation regulations. In addition , the two ministries have the
authority upon the Mining Register.

VII.2. Ministry of Home Affairs

As set in the Mining Code, the Congolese Ministry of Home affairs

intervenes in the management of the mining sector in concerning the
granting of :
- resident permits in mining (areas) zones;
- authorization of quarries opening for public utility works on domanails
properties;
- trader’cards for mineral substances of artisanal production

With the collaboration of the Mines Authority, the Govenor of province lay
down protection perimeters within which exploration works or mining
exploitation are prohibited and even subjected to conditions for the protection
of agglomerations, communication lines and public utility works.

In addition, The Govenor of the Province and others competent

administrative authorities halle the ability to set up restrictions areas (zones)
In the frame of mining activities.

VII.3. Miinistry of planning and Reconstruction

This Ministry co-ordonates all the sectorial development plans of the national
economy and centralize all informations to evaluate the macro-economic
indexes of the country.

VII.4. Ministry of Environment and Nature Conservation

This Ministry is involved in the safekeeping and the rehabilitation of the

mining exploitation sites.
He collaborates with the Ministry of Mines through the Permanent
Committee of Evaluation (PCE) in the protection and rehabilitation of
sites affected by mining and quarries activities.
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VIII. THE CONGOLESE MINING LEGISLATION

VIII.1 THE MINING CODE

The congolese mining sector is governed by the law n° 007/2002 of july 11, 2002
relating to the Mining Code, which expresses the new mining policy of the
Democratic Republic of Congo. This law protects and reassures the interests of
both the mining operators and the Congolese state.
Thus it is really profitable by providing a sustainable development to populations
neighbouring the mining zones.

The practical rules of this law are contained in a regulation text called the Mining
Rules and in departmental and interdepartmental orders.
The above mentioned law deals essentially with :
- Mining rights ;
- Quarry rights ;
- Securities;
- Artisanal exploitation ;
- Protection of Mining Environment;
- Tax, custom and the foreign exchange regimes.

VIII.1.1. THE MINING RIGHTS

Following the new mining policy, mining rights for exploration and
exploitation are granted to individual and legal entity eligible in
accordance to the Mining Code.

VIII.1.1.1 THE EXPLORATION LICENSE

This license is granted to every individual and legal entity. It entitles its
holder the exclusive right within the perimeter on which it is granted and
for the term of its validity, to carry out mineral exploration work for
mineral substances classified as mines, substances for which the license
has been granted, and associated substances if the holders applied for the
license to be extended to include these substances.

The Mineral exploration License also entitles its holders the right to obtain
an Exploitation License for all or part of the mineral substances indicated
in the mineral Exploration License, and the associated substances within
the area covered by the Mineral Exploration License if he discovers a
deposit which can be economically exploited.
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The Exploration License is a real, property and exclusive right, cessible

and transferable property. Its maximum surface area is 400 sqkm. Its
holder and affiliates can not hold more than fifty licences, equivalent to
20,000 sqkm.

a.1. Term of validity of the Exploration License.

The validity period of the Exploration License is :
a. Four years renewable twice for a period of two years at each
renewal, for precious stones ;
b. Five years renewable twice for a period of five years at each
renewal, for other mineral substances.

a.2. Application for the Exploration License.

The application for the Exploration Licence is filled on a form and is

submitted to the Mining Registry. The applicant must be eligible to
the common rights regime and give the proof of his financial
capacity which is ten (10) times the total amount of the annual
surface rights fees per square, payable for the last year for the first
term of validity of this right, to carry out safely his exploration
works . He must also prepare and get the approbation of his
Mitigation and Rehabilitation Plan (MRP) within six (6) months
following the delivery of the Exploration Certificate before starting
exploration works .

a.3. Expiry of the Exploration License.

The Exploration License expires on the last day of its term of

validity or when it has not been renewed by the end of the first term
of validity or in the case that it has not been transformed into an
Exploitation Licence or a small scale Mine Exploitation License.

a.4. Renewal of the Exploration License.

The Exploration License is renewed if the holder has not failed in

one’s duties as set forth in the Mining Code , that is the payment of
the annual surface rights fees per square and the starting of
exploration works within the timing scheduled and if he submitted
the report of the exploration works carried out in the former term of
validity of the title.
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VIII.1.1.2 . THE EXPLOITATION LICENSE.

The Exploitation License is a real property, exclusive, conveyable and

transferable right which can be leased in accordance with the provisions
of the Mining Code.

The exploitation License entitles its holder to the exclusive right to

carry out, within the perimeter over which it has been granted, and
during its term of validity, exploration, development, construction and
exploitation works in connection with the mineral substances for which
the license been granted, and associated substances if he has applied for
an extension.

Granted by the Minister of the Mines, this right is evidenced by a

mining title called “Exploitation Certificate”, delivered by the Mining
Registry.

b.1. The Term of the Exploitation License

The term of the validity of the Exploitation License is thirty years

renewable several times for a duration of fifteen years.

b2. Application for the Exploitation License.

The applicant drafts his application for the Exploitation License and
submit it to the Mining Register. The following documents should be
attached :
a) A copy of the valid Exploration Certificate ;
b) The report on the outcome of exploration work with regard to the
nature, the quality, the volume and the geographical situation of the
mineral resources identified ;
c) The feasibility study for the exploitation of the deposit ;
d)The technical framework planning for the development,
construction and exploitation for the mine ;

e)The Environment Impact Statement (EIS) and Environment

Management and Mitigating plan Project (EMPP) for the project ;
f)The report on the consultations with the authorities of the local
administrative entities and with the representatives of the
neighbouring communities ;
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g)The planning’s as to how the project will contribute to the development of the
neighbouring communities ;
h)The financing plan identifying the planned sources of financing ;
i)The proof of payment of the filling costs.

b.3. The Conditions for granting the Exploitation License

a) Demonstration of the existence of an economically profitable deposit, by
presenting a feasibility study, attached with a technical framework plan for the
development, construction and exploitation work for the mine.
b)Demonstration of the financial resources required for the carrying out of this
project, according to a financing plan for the development, construction and
exploitation work for the mine, as well as the environmental rehabilitation plan for
the site when the mine is closed.
c) Obtain in advance the approval of the project’s EIS and the EMMP.
d) Transfer to the Government 5% of the shares in the registered capital of the
company applying for the license. These shares are free of all charges and cannot
be diluted.

b.4. Renewal of the Exploitation License

The exploitation License is renewed for a running of fifteen (15) years if the
holder :
- has not failed in one’s duties as set forth in the Mining Code in maintaining the
title;
- demonstrate the no exhausting of the deposit and the existence of financial
resources required for the carrying out of this project ;
- obtain the approval of the up date of the EIS and the EMMP ;
- subcribe in good faith the engagement to actively continue with exploitation
activities.

b.5. The Expiry of the Exploitation License

The Exploitation Licence expires at the end of the term of validity in the case of
renewal or when the deposit is exhausted (depleted).

VIII.1.1.3. LICENSE FOR THE EXPLOITATION OF TAILINGS.

The License for the Exploitation of Tailings is a real property, exclusive,

conveyable and transferable right which can be leased.
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This right is granted by the Minister of Mines in accordance with the License for
the tailings exploitation granted by the Mining Register. It can be also issued by
the Mining Register to the holder of a license for Tailings Exploitation who can
transform partially this one to a certificate of Tailings Exploitation . (Article 86 of
the Mining Code).

c.1 The validity of the License for Tailings Exploitation

The term of validity is for 5 years renewable many times for the same duration.

As long as an artificial deposit is not depleted and is having a valid tailing

exploitation License, this right can be renewed in accordance with the provision of
the present Code.

c.2 The request for the License for Tailings exploitation.

The application of this License is forwarded to the Mining Register who, after
instruction required by the law, forwarded it to the Minister for decision.

c.3 Conditions for the granting of the License for Tailings exploitation

The conditions for the granting of this License are the same as those necessary
for obtaining the Exploitation License (Art.71 of the Mining Code).

c.4 Expiry of the License for Tailings exploitation

This License expires under the same conditions as the Exploitation License.

d. THE SMALL – SCALE MINING EXPLOITATION LICENSE

The Small Scale Mining Exploitation License is a real property , exclusive,

transferable right which can be leased and transmissible. This right is noted by a
mining title called " Exploitation Certificate of Small Scale Mining" issued by
the Mining register, according to the Ministerial order bearing the granting of a
Small Scale Mining Exploitation License. It confers to its holder the right to
exploit the mineral substances for which it is especially issued.

d.1 The validity of the Small-Scale Mining Exploitation License

The term of validity of the Small-Scale Mining Exploitation License is variable,

but cannot exceed ten years, including the renewals.

d.2 The request of the Small-Scale Mining Exploitation License

The applicant must draft his request for the Small-Scale Mining Exploitation
License and forward it to the Mining Register.
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d.3 The conditions for the granting of the Small-Scale Mining Exploitation
License

The granting of the Small-Scale Mining Exploitation License is subordinated

to the conditions hereafter:

a. to prove the financial resources necessary to carry out the project,

according to the plan of financing framework and that of the
Environmental rehabilitation of the site on its closing.
b. to obtain the prior approbation of Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
and the Mitigation and Rehabilitation Plan (MRP).
c. to prove by a feasibility study the existence of a deposit which can not be
industrially exploited on a large scale.
d. to create a company of Congolese right in partnership with one or more
people of Congolese citizenship, whose participation cannot be less than
25% of the authorized capital.

d.4 Expiry of the Small-Scale Mining Exploitation License

The Small-Scale Mining Exploitation Licence expires under the same

conditions as the Exploitation License (Art.78 of the Mining Code).

VII.1.2. ARTISANAL EXPLOITATION

It is done:
- on the zones of golden, diamondous or any other mineral substance
deposits for which the technical and economical factors do not allow an
industrial or semi-industrial exploitation;
- in a zone instituted for this purpose by Order of the Minister in charge of
Mines;
- by the operators holding artisanal miner’s card valid for the zone
concerned;
- in the respect of standards relevant to safety, hygiene, of use of water
and protection of environment.

a.1. ARTISANAL MINER’S CARD.

The Artisanal Miner’s Card is granted by the Head of Provincial Division of Mines
to the only major eligible physical people of Congolese citizenship and who are
penalised by the article 27 of the Mining Code , nor incapacitated by the article
215 of the Family Code. The Artisanal Miner’s Card does not confer to its holder
the right to process without prior authorization the minerals from the artisanal
exploitation.
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a.1.1 Validity of the Artisanal Miner’s Card.

The term of validity of the Artisanal Miner’s Card is one year, renewable for
the same duration without limitation. This card can be withdrawn for violation
of the standards by its holder (Art.112 of the Mining Code).

a.1.2 The request for the Artisanal Miner’s Card. The request for the Artisanal
Miner’s Card is forwarded by the applicant to the Head of the Provincial Division
of Mines.

a.1.3 The expiry of the Artisanal Miner’s Card. The Artisanal Miner’s Card
expires at the end of the term of its validity and followed by renewal.

a.2. THE TRADER’S CARD .

This card confers to its holder the right to purchase Gold, diamonds or any other
precious mineral substance of artisanal production from the artisanal operators.
The Trader’s card is granted by the Governor of the province to major people of
Congolese citizenship who provide the proof of their enrolement in the new
register of trade.

a.2.1The request for the Trader’s card.

The application is forwarded to the governor of the province concerned.

a.2.2 The validity of the Trader’s card

The term of validity of the Trader’s card is of one year, renewable for the same
duration without limitation. However, this trader’s card can be withdrawn in the
case of no respect with the provision of the Mining Code (article 119 of the Mining
Code).
a.2.3 The expiry of the Trader’s card

The Trader’s card expires at the end of the term of its validity and not followed by
renewal.

b. Authorization as a trading house.

The authorization as a trading House for the purchase and sale of mineral
substances from artisanal exploitation is granted by the Minister of Mines, under
the conditions and accordingly to the law (Art.26 al.2, 123 to 125 of the Mining
Code).
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b.1. The Validity of the authorization as a Trading House.

This Authorization is valid for one year which can be renewable without
restriction. However, it can be withdrawn by the Minister if the authorized trading
house does not comply with the obligations set forth in article 126 of the Mining
Code.
b.2.The application for the authorization as a trading house

The application for the authorisation as a trading house for the purchase and sale of
Gold, Diamonds and other mineral substances is forwarded to the Directorate of
Mines and must include the following items :
a. The proof of the enrolement in the New Commercial Registry ;
b. The Status authenticated by a notary for legal entities ;
c. The Extract of Police record for the first residence, valid within three
months, and the certificate of good behaviour.
For the individuals :
a. The National Identification Number;
b. The proof of an account in the name of the applicant close to an
authorized bank;
c. The enrolment letter closed to the Central Bank of Congo.

b.3. The expiry of the Authorization as a trading house.

The Authorization as a trading house expires at the end of the term of its validity
no followed by a renewal.

VIII.1.3. THE QUARRY RIGHTS

The exploration and exploitation activities for quarry products are authorized by
the state under the conditions set forth in the Mining Code. Any individual or legal
entity meeting all the conditions can be authorized for the exploration or the
exploitation of quarry products.

Quarries can be permanent or temporary.

The permanent quarry can be opened either on a public land or on a perimeter
covered by a land title which is held by a third party for commercial purposes by a
private individual .

Temporary Quarry can be opened :

- on a public land or on a perimeter whose land title is held by a third party

for commercial purposes by a private individual ;
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- On a public land for public works ;

- By an occupant who is properly authorized for his own personal use.

The exploitation of each type of quarry is subject to different form of

authorization.

However, the exploitation of temporary quarry by the owner of the land property
for personal use does not require either an authorization or an advance declaration.
It is however subject to the regulation with regard to safety and environmental
protection rules.

a. THE EXPLORATION AUTHORIZATION FOR QUARRY PRODUCTS

It is granted by the Head of the Provincial Division of Mines in accordance with

the provisions of the articles 140 through 143 of the Mining Code for one year
renewable once for the same duration.

The Exploration authorization of quarry products is a real, property, exclusive, non

transferable, non transmissible right and cannot be leased. It gives to its holder the
right to be granted with an Authorization of quarry exploitation. This right is
evidenced by a quarry title called a “ Certificate of Exploration of quarry products
“ issued by the Mining land Register. It is noted by a title called "Certificate of
Research of the Quarry Materials" issued by the Mining Land register.

a.1. The conditions to granting of the Exploitation License of quarry

products.

Without prejudice to the provision of articles 23 through 25 and 27, the granting of
the exploration License of quarry products is subject to the applicant’s ability to
prove his minimum financial capacity, which is equal to five times the total
amount of the annual surface area fees per square, payable for the term of validity
of this right.

a.2. The expiry of the Exploration license of Quarry product.

Expiry of the exploration license of quarry products expires on the last day of its
last term of validity or when it has not authorization for quarry exploitation at the
en of the first term of validity, or when an exploitation license is granted with the
perimeter which it covers.
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b. The authorization for permanent quarries exploitation

It is granted by the head of the provincial mining Division or by the Minister of

Mines depending on whether the current construction materials in use or other
quarry substances.

The authorization of permanent quarry’s exploitation is a real right, property,

exclusive, conveyable, transferable which can be leased. This right is evidenced by
a quarry title called “Certificate of Permanent Quarry Exploitation” issued by the
Mining Register. It has the same scope as the Exploitation License.

b.1. The validity of the authorization for permanent quarries exploitation

The term of validity of the authorization for permanent quarries exploitation is five
years, renewable several times for the same duration.

b.2. The application for the authorisation for permanent quarries

exploitation

The application of the authorization for permanent quarries exploitation is

submitted to the Mining Register with the following documents attached:
a. A copy of the valid exploration certificate;
b. The report on the outcome of exploration works regarding nature,
quantity, quality and the geographical location of the mineral
resources identified;
c. The feasibility study for the exploitation of the deposit;
d. The financing plan with identified sources of financing targeted;
e. The proof of payment of the filing costs;
f. The technical framework planning for the development,
construction and exploitation works for the quarry;
g. The Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) and the Environmental
Management Plan for the project (EMP);
h. The report on the consultation with the authorities of local
administrative entities and with the representative of the surrounding
communities.

This application is received and processed in accordance with the conditions and
procedures set forth in the provision of the articles 38 to 42 and 156 to 158 of the
Mining Code.
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b.3. The conditions for granting the authorization for permanent

quarries exploitation

The granting of this authorization is subjected to the following

Conditions:
a. To demonstrate the existence of a deposit by submitting a feasibility study,
together with a technical plan for the development, construction and exploitation
works of the quarry;
b. To proof the existence of the financial resources required for carrying out the
project;
c. To provide the proof of the consent of the surface right holder, if the surface area
which is the subject of the application is located within the perimeter of his
property;
d. To obtain the prior approval of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) and
the Environmental Management Plan of the project (EMP);
e. If the perimeter applied for is located within the perimeter of a valid exploitation
mining right, provide the proof of the consent of the holder of said right or
demonstrate that his consent was refused in bad faith.

b.4. The expiry of the authorization for permanent quarries

This authorization expires at the end of the term of validity if no renewal is

applied for or when the deposit is exhausted.

N.B.: Picking up materials on a domanial property for other use than

that of housekeeping is classed in the category of permanent quarry
exploitation.

c. The authorization for temporary quarries exploitation

The authorization for temporary quarries exploitation is a real right, property,

exclusive, conveyable, transferable and transmissible right which can be leased.
This right is evidenced by a quarry title called “Certificate of Temporary
Quarry Exploitation” issued by the Mining Register. So, it is granted by the
head of the Provincial Mining Division or by the Minister of Mines depending
on whether the current construction materials in use or on other quarry
substances.

c.1. The validity of the authorization for temporary quarries exploitation

The term of validity of the authorization for temporary quarries exploitation is one
year and can not be renewed.
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c.2. The application for the authorisation of the temporary quarries

exploitation

The application of the authorization for permanent quarries exploitation is submitted

to the Mining Register authority. It is received and processed in accordance with the
conditions set forth in the provision of articles 160 and 161 of the Mining Code.

c.3. The conditions for granting the authorization for temporary

quarries exploitation

The Authorization for temporary quarries exploitation is granted to the first

eligible person who submits and who complies with the following conditions:

a. To demonstrate the existence of a deposit which can be economically exploited ;

b. If the quarry is located on a perimeter which is covered by a land title held
by a third party, submission of the written consent of the letter to the opening of
the quarry ;
c. . If the quarry is located on a perimeter which is covered by an exploitation
license held by a third party, submission of the written consent of the letter to the
opening of the quarry, or proof that the consent was refused in bad faith.

c.4. The expiry of the authorization for temporary quarries exploitation

This authorization expires at the end of the term of validity. However the holder
has the right to apply for it in accordance with the Mining Code.

VIII.1.4. SECURITIES

In order to secure financial backers facing insolvent mortgage from the holder of
mining or quarry right, the new Mining Code has innovated by introducing
mortgage and pledge.

a. mortgage

The following can be mortgaged:

- Any exploitation mining rights and the Authorization for Permanent Quarry
exploitation;
- Any movables by incorporation which are located within the mining or quarry
exploitation perimeter;
- The fixture used in the exploitation.
Any mortgage contract must be approved by the Minister of Mines upon request of
the holder or mortgagee. In order to be enforced against third parties, any
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mortgage approved by the Minster is compulsory registered at the back of the
concerned mining or quarry title before been entered in a registry book set up and
kept for this purpose by the Mining Register.

In case of default by the holder of this obligations vis-à-vis the mortgagee, on the
due date agreed to specified in the mortgage deed, the latter may proceed with the
procedure of forced execution of common right or take the place of the insolvent
debtor (defaulting) and in this capacity require the partial or total transfer of the
mining or quarry onto his own name if he complies with the conditions of
eligibility in accordance with the law.

b. pledge

Pledge may concern extract merchant products under mining or quarry rights. It
complies with the rules of common right on the matter on the provision of articles
322 to 336 of title IV of the law N° 73-021 dated 20 july 1973 related to the
general regime of properties, real estate regime and securities regime as modified
and completed up to date.

VIII.1.5. TAX AND CUSTOMS LEGAL REGIME FOR MINES AND

QUARRIES

All mining activities and all activities of concentration, processing and/ or

transformation activities carried out in Democratic Republic of Congo by the
holder of a mining right and/or by its affiliated companies and sub-contractors are
governed by the tax and customs legal regime provided for in title IX of the
Mining Code.
This legal regime can only be modified if, and only if it is subject of a legislative
Amendment adopted by the parliament.

However, if substantive law legislation adopted or enacted in the national territory

after the date that the Mining Code enters into force , provides for more
favourable tax or customs provisions than those contained in the Code, these new
provisions are immediately applicable to mining activities.
According to the Mining Code, tax and customs legal regime applicable to mining
activities include:
- Tax on vehicles;
- Tax on the surface area of mining and hydrocarbons concessions;
- Tax on land;
- Tax on movable (property);
- Income tax ;
- Tax on rental income;
- Tax on salaries;
- Exceptional taxes on salaries expatriates;
- Tax on the internal turn over ;
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- Tax upon entry, consumption and excise duties;
- Special tax on road traffic;
- Mining Royalties;
- Surface area fees.

All these taxes and fees are those of common right. The perception rates and
conditions applied are those of common right in force since 11 July 2003, except
the tax upon entry which is specified in the Article 232 of the mining Code.

The artisan miners, traders and trading Houses are subjected to tax and customs
regime set by an interministerial decision signed by the Minister of Mines and
that of Finances.

But, the Small-Scale mining exploitation is subjected to the customs regime

applied for mining activities and to the unique tax regime which is 10% of the
turnover from the value of merchants product sale.

However, the holder of a Small-Scale Mining license may opt irrevocably for tax
legal regime applied to mining activities.

The exploration and exploitation activities of quarry products are subjected to tax
and customs legal regime specified by the tax Code and the customs Code of the
Democratic Republic of Congo.

VIII.1.6. THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE REGIME

The holders of the mining rights benefits from the freedom to convert capital
contributions and funds in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the best rate of
exchange offered by the authorized banks on the day of the exchange operation.
However, the holder of mining rights may resort, for the exchange of paper
currency, to approved non-banking intermediaries other than financial services
companies. Thus, he is authorized to make in favour of non-residents, after paying
for the taxes and changes owing, the transfer of revenue, the current transfers and
the transfers on account of movement of capital in connection with the mining
right activities.

In addition, the foreign personnel residing in the national territory, employed by

the holder of a mining title, are guaranteed the free conversion and free transfer of
all or part of the amounts owed to them, provided that the interested parties have
paid for their taxes and various changes in accordance with the legislation in force
in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The transfers of the funds required for the transactions listed above must be made
solely through an approved bank, provided an exchange document is signed.
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The holder who experts commercial mining products is authorized to keep and
manage in his main account and accounts for the servicing of the foreign debt, the
receipt from his export sale up to a limit of 60%. He must rapatriate into his main
national account held in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 40% of the receipts from
exports within fifteen (15) days of receipt of same in the main account held abroad.

People working in the quarry sector are subjected to common right concerning
exchange operations.

The holder must pay the Congo Central Bank exchange control duties of 2/1000
on any payment abroad made by the approved banks accounts from in banks in the
Democratic Republic of Congo both for revenue and for expenses, with the
exception of repatriations receipts originating from the main account, and any
debit or credit transactions made from his main account, with the exception of
transfers in favour of accounts for the servicing of the foreign debt.

VIII.2 IMPLEMENTATION REGULATIONS

In accordance with article 334 of the Mining Code , the implementation conditions
of that Code are set by the Mining regulation texts enacted by Decree N° 038/2003
of 26th march 2003 which fall within the competence either of the president of the
Republic by decree or by the Minister of mines ( ministerial decisions ) or else
together with his colleague, the Minister of Finances (interministerial decisions )

IX. SOME USEFUL ADDRESSES

It is very important for readers of this guide to halle an idea on welcoming

infrastructure such as Banks, Transport companies, Telecommunication
companies, Hotels and restaurants make your stay in DRC more pleasant.

IX.1. BANKS AND FINANCING INSTITUTIONS

IX.I.I BANKING INSTITUTIONS

Beyond the National Bank, the Banque Centrale du Congo “ BCC”, the
Democratic Republic of Congo has significant network of Banks,
comprising of head offices, agencies, and branches all over the country.
Here under, are some of them:

a. Banque Commerciale du Congo « BCDC »

- Head office: KINSHASA
Boulevard du 30 Juin
Kinshasa - Gombe.
P.O. Box 2798 Kinshasa 1
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Tel.: (243) 12 21773 à 21776 – 26405 à 26423

(243) 88 44850-44851-44854
Fax : 00243 1221770- 00243 8844852
Email: [email protected]
With Agencies and branches at: MATADI, BOMA, MOANDA,
LUBUMBASHI, LIKASI, KISANGANI, BUNIA, BUTEMBO, GOMA,
BUKAVU, KANANGA, MBUJI-MAYI, ISIRO, MBANDAKA,
GBADOLITE, GEMENA, KINDU and KIKWIT.

Corresponding Banks: Belgolaise, European American Bank, Banque

Belge pour l’étranger, Union des Banques Suisses.

b. Union des Banques Congolaises ″UBC″

Head office : 6, Avenue des aviateurs, Kinshasa /Gombe

P o Box : 197 Kinshasa1
With branches and agencies at : MATADI, BOMA, LUBUMBASHI,
KOLWEZI, KISANGANI, GOMA, BUKAVU, KANANGA, MBUJI-
MAYI and ISIRO.
Corresponding Banks : Banque Bruxelles-Lambert, Banque Nationale de
Paris

c. Banque du Commerce et de Développement "BCD"

Head office : 87,Boulevard du 30 Juin , Building of the

Hellenic Community
Tel.: +(243)12 20106 /20176 /21872
+(243) 8801768
Fax : 00243 8801927/ 8801925
P.O Box. 2997 Kinshasa1
E-mail: [email protected]
With branches and Agencies at : MATADI, LUBUMBASHI, BOMA, LIKASI,
GOMA, BUKAVU, KISANGANI, ISIRO, MBUJI-MAYI, KANANGA.

d. Stanbic Bank Congo sarl

- Head office : 12, Avenue de la Mongala Kinshasa/Gombe

P.O Box. 16297 Kinshasa-Gombe
Fax : 00243 88446216
E-mail : [email protected]
Corresponding Bank : Standard Bank
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e. Banque Internationale de Crédit (B.I.C)

-Head office : 191, Avenue de l’Equateur, Kinshasa-Gombe

Po Box: 1299 Kinshasa1
Tel: +(243)8841940/8843790/8845631/8801487/8843159
Fax : 002438801125
E-mail : [email protected]

f. City Bank

- Head office : Croisement des Avenues Ngongo-Lutete

et Colonel Lukusa.
Immeuble City Bank, Kinshasa/Gombe
P.O Box. 9999 Kinshasa1
Tel.: +(243)1220555 /88040015
Corresponding Bank : City Bank throughout the world

g. Banque Internationale pour l’Afrique au Congo (BIAC)

- Head office : 04, Avenue du port, Building FORESCOM

Kinshasa-Gombe

h. RAWBANK

- Head office : 3487, Bldg. Du 30 Juin , Kinshasa/Gombe.

P.O Box. 2499 Kinshasa1
Tel.:+24398124900/9902884/8953201/
E-mail: [email protected]

IX.1.2. OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

The other Congolese financial institutions are numerous and scattered

through out of the country, the most significant are:

a. Société de Financement du Développement "SOFIDE"

Head office : 9-11 avenue Marinel, Kinshasa/Gombe

P.O Box. : 1148 Kinshasa-1
Tel.: +(243)12 33760.

b. Société Nationale d’Assurance "SONAS"

Head office : Boulevard du 30 juin , Kinshasa/Gombe.

P.O Box : 3443 Kinshasa-Gombe ,Tel.:+(243)12 25051
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With branches and agencies at: MATADI, BOMA, MOANDA, KIKWIT,

LUBUMBASHI, LIKASI, KOLWEZI, KISANGANI, ISIRO, BUNIA,
MBUJI-MAYI, KANANGA, GOMA, BUKAVU and MBANDAKA.

c. Caisse d’Epargne du Congo "CADECO"

Head office : 38, avenue de l’épargne, Kinshasa/Gombe

P.O.Box: 81447 Kinshasa-1

With branches and agencies at : MATADI, LUBUMBASHI,

KISANGANI, MBADAKA, MBUJI-MAYI, KANANGA, KIKWIT,
GOMA and BUKAVU.

d..Office Congolaise des Postes & Télécommunications

"O.C.P.T.".

Head office : 95, Blvd du 30 Juin, Kinshasa-Gombe

With branches and agencies at : MATADI, KIKWIT, LUBUMBASHI,

KISANGANI, BUKAVU, GOMA, MBANDAKA, MBUJI-MAYI,
KANANGA and KINDU.

IX.2. AIR LINES COMPANIES

Democratic Republic of Congo is one of African countries which possesses

an important air line network.
Despite the national air line company, the “Lignes Aériennes Congolaises”
(LAC), it has a wide range of private and other international Companies.

IX.2.1. NATIONAL COMPANIES

a. Lignes Aériennes Congolaises ″LAC″

Head office : 04, Avenue du Port, Kinshasa–Gombe

Tel : + 243 (12) 20874

b. Hewa Bora Airways ″H.B.A.″

Head office : Kinshasa, Avenue Kabambare n° 1928,

Kinshasa - Barumbu.
Tel : + (243) 88 46947.
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c. MALILA AIRLIFT

Head office : Avenue Basoko,

Kinshasa-Gombe.
Tel : + (243) 88 46428.
Fax : +12123727643

d. MALU AVIATION

Head office : Aéroport de Ndolo, Kinshasa - Ndolo.

Tel : + (243) 88 46801

e. BUSINESS AVIATION

Head office : Avenue de la plaine n° 1345,

Kinshasa-Limete
Tel : + 243 (88) 45588

f. Compagnie Aérienne Africaine d’Aviation « CAA »

Head office : Building GAP/INTERFINA, Blvd du 30 juin,

Kinshasa-Gombe.
g. Air Kasai

Head office : Aerodrome de Ndolo, Kinshasa/Barumbu

PoBox: 541 Kinshasa1
Tel : +243 88 41518

IX.2.2.. INTERNATIONAL AIR LINES COMPANIES

a. SN BRUSSELS AIRLINES

Office : 33, Boulevard du 30 juin, Kinshasa- Gombe

Tel: +243 8975001/ 8975002/8975003/8975004.
Fax : 00 (243) 8843544.
b. AIR FRANCE

Office: Hotel Memling

Tel: +243 8807903/8844473

c. ETHIOPIAN AIRWAYS

Office : 09, Avenue du port , Kinshasa/Gombe

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d. CAMEROUN AIRLINES

Office : Boulevard du 30 juin, Kinshasa – Gombe

Tel: +(243)8840258
+(243) 12 21268
e KENYA AIRWAYS

Office : Boulevard du 30 juin n°10, Kinshasa - Gombe.

Tel : + 243 (12) 20 920/921 ; + 243 (88) 40 754
f. T.A.A.G.

Office : Immeuble du 30 juin, Boulevard du 30 juin

Kinshasa/Gombe
Telephone : + (243) 12 21.409.
g SOUTH AFRICAIN AIRWAYS “SAA”

Office : Galerie du Centenaire, Boulevard du 30 juin

Kinshasa – Gombe
Tel : + (243) 895945.
Tele Fax : +243 12 20670

IX.2.3. TRAVEL AGENCIES

For more information, any investor or tourist expecting to visit the

country may freely contact one of the following travel agencies:

a.ICARE TRAVELS

Office : Boulevard du 30 juin, Building la Rwindi

P.O. Box : Kinshasa-Gombe,
Telephone : + 243 (12) 21566 - 21979, + 243 (88) 46767
With branch in Lubumbashi

b.JEFFERY - TRAVELS

Office : Boulevard du 30 juin n° 60

Immeuble Mayumbe, Kinshasa – Gombe.
Telephone : + 243 (12) 21680 ; + 243 (88) 41883/41722.
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c. AGENCE AMAZONE

Office : Hôtel Memling

P.O. Box : 13535, Kinshasa - Gombe.
Telephone : + 243 (12) 20741, +243 (88) 46398

d.Congo Travel Service (C.T.S.)

Office : Boulevard du 30 juin n° 11

Kinshasa-Gombe.
Telephone : +243 (12) 20216, +243 (88) 44 582/525
Welcome service : + 243 (88) 41934
Fax : 1 530 687 6637
E-mail : [email protected]

IX.3 TELE COMMUNICATION AND EXPRESS MAIL COMPAGNIES

Despite the “Office Congolais de Poste et Telecommunication” (O.C.P.T.),

wich is a national company for postal and phone communication, there are
other cellular phone and express mail companies as listed below:

Office Congolais des Postes et Télécommunications « OCPT »,

Head Office : 95, Boulevard du 30 juin, Kinshasa-Gombe.

With branches and agencies throughout the country.
Telephone : + (243) 12.20 115/ 21885/ 20 225

IX.3.1. Sociétés de telecommunications

1. STARCEL CONGO

Head Office : 25, Avenue de la justice , Kinshasa/Gombe

Telephone : + 243 (88) 41011.

2. COMCELL

Head Office : 06, avenue du Port , Kinshasa/Gombe

B.P: 614, Kinshasa 1
Tel :+(243)12 20239/20241/53500
Fax: 37797990026
E-mail: [email protected]
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3. AFRITEL

Head Office :1517, avenue Colonel Ebeya, Kinshasa/Gombe

Telephone : + (243) 7802000

4. VODACOM.

Head Office : Immeuble GULF, Boulevard du 30 juin

Kinshasa/Gombe.
Telephone : + (243) 81444000/8100030
Fax : +243813131350

5. SOGETEL

Head Office : 743, avenue Mama YEMO, Lubumbashi /Katanga.

Tel: +243 88961123/8841900/8841510
Fax : 002432342206
E-mail : [email protected]

6. CELTEL CONGO ( R.D.C.)

Head Office : Avenue du Tchad, face Hotel Memling, Kin/Gombe.

Telephone : + (243) 9900100.

7. CONGO - CHINE TELECOM

Head Office : 8, Av. du Port, Kinshasa- Gombe.

B.P.:8402 Kinshasa 1
Tel : + (243) 8400085/8400086.
E-mail : [email protected]
Site Web : www.zte.com.c./cct

8. CONGO–KOREA TELECOM.

Head Office : Boulevard du 30 juin à côté de la Sonas, Kinshasa-Gombe.

Tel: + (243) 98208695/ 98842929
+ (243) 818103977/818138749
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IX.3.2. Société de courriers express

D.H.L.

Office : 80, avenue du Marché, face Hotel de ville,Kinshasa-Gombe.

With branches in main cities.

IX.4. HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS

Democratic Republic of Congo has an important hotel industry to sustain the

national tourism service.

I.X.4.1. KINSHASA
a. GRAND HOTEL DE KINSHASA (5 stars).
Address : avenue Batetela P.O. Box 9535/Kinshasa-Gombe
Tel : +(243) 33.111/33024/8801111
Fax: +(243) 8841500- 12123769564
E-mail: [email protected]

b. MEMLING (5 stars)
Address : 05, Avenue du Tchad, Kinshasa-Gombe

c. CHRISTMAS (4 stars)
Address : 302, avenue Nyembo, Kinshasa-Gombe
Tel : +(243)8801157/ 8803939

d. ESTORIL (3 stars)
Address : 95, avenue du Flambeau, Kinshasa-Gombe
e. GUEST HOUSE (3 stars)
Address : 1991, avenue du Flambeau, Kinshasa-Barumbu
f. DIPLOMATE (3 stars)
Address : 01, Masamba, Kinshasa-Gombe
g. INVEST ( 3 stars)
Address : Cité de la Voix du Peuple, Kinshasa-Lingwala
h. UNIVERS (3 stars)
Address : 43, Kilombwe, Kinshasa-Lemba

i. INVEST DE LA GOMBE ( 2 stars)

Adress : Avenue du Haut Commandement , Kinshasa-Gombe
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j. PHOENIX (2 stars)
Address : 4259, avenue du Flambeau, Kin-Barumbu
k.TROPICAL (2 stars)
Address : 1523, avenue de l’aviation, Kin-Barumbu

IX.4.2. IN THE PROVINCES

a BANDUNDU PROVINCE

♦ HOTEL SALONGO (2 stars)

Avenue Kasaï n° 24
Bandundu

♦ HOTEL LENKO (2 stars)

Avenue de l’aviation n°404
Bandundu

♦ HOTEL DU KWILU (3 stars)

Boulevard Mobutu n° 01
Kikwit

b. BAS-CONGO PROVINCE
♦ HOTEL METROPOLE (3 stars)
Avenue Kissanda n° 02
Matadi
♦ HOTEL AUBERGE DU VIEUX PORT (3 stars)
Avenue Nzadi
Boma
♦ HOTEL ATLANTIC BEACH (3 stars)
Place Tonde
Moanda
♦ HOTEL CHEZ TONTON (2 stars)
Avenue Lukeni n° 560
Matadi

♦ HOTEL LEDYA (3 stars)

Avenue Sita, Kikanda , Matadi
Tel: +(243)9851054/98510223/9922537
E-mail : flathô[email protected]
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c. EQUATOR PROVINCE

♦ AFRIQUE HOTEL (3 stars)

Bonsomi, 109
Mbandaka
♦ MOTEL NZEKELE (4 stars)
Gbadolite
♦ BENGHAZI ( 2 stars)
Bonsomi n°86/Wangata
Mbandaka

d. EASTERN PROVINCE

♦ PALM BEACH (3 stars)

Makiso/Kisangani
♦ HOTEL CONGO PALACE (3 stars)
Avenue de l’église n°11
Makiso/Kisangani

e. WESTERN KASAI PROVINCE

♦ HOTEL PALACE (2 stars)

Avenue Tshimayi n° 309, Kananga
Kananga

f. EASTERN KASAI PROVINCE

♦ HOTEL KANKA ( 2 stars)

Avenue du 24 novembre n° 87
Mbuji-Mayi

♦ HOTEL TANKO (3 stars)

Avenue de la Cathédrale n° 58
Mbuji-Mayi

♦ HOTEL KUMBI-KUMBI
Avenue Mama Yemo, Commune de la Muya
Mbuji-Mayi.
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g. NORTH - KIVU PROVINCE

♦ HOTEL MASQUE (3 stars)

Avenue Rond point n° 06
Goma
♦ HOTEL LA FRONTIERE (3 stars )
Avenue Katindo, RVA/Goma
♦ HOTEL KARIBU (4stars)
Avenue Karibu-Kashero/Goma

♦ HOTEL DES GRANDS LACS (3 stars)

Avenue Mobutu n° 08/Goma

♦ HOTEL LA RWINDI (3 stars)

Rwindi/Rutshuru

h. SOUTH-KIVU PROVINCE
♦ HOTEL RESIDENCE (3 stars)
Avenue Mobutu, 39
Bukavu
♦ HOTEL FREGATE (2 stars )
Avenue Mobutu, 79
Bukavu

i. KATANGA PROVINCE

♦ HOTEL KARAVIA (5 stars )

Golf Area
Lubumbashi
♦ PARK HOTEL (4 stars )
Avenue Kasaï n° 50
Lubumbashi

♦ HOTEL DU LAC (3 stars )

Avenue Lumumba n° 13
Kalemie
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IX.5. THE DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVES IN DEMOCRATIC

REPUBLIC OF CONGO

The Democratic Republic of Congo is a member of United Nations Organisation

(UNO) and African Union (AU). He has signed membership agreements with
these two international organisations. Here under addresses of some diplomatic
representatives in Kinshasa :

N° COUNTRY ADDRESSES
01 SOUTH AFRICA 54,Av. Ngongo-Lutete, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel:+(243)8803262/8801369
02 ALGERIA 5052,Avenue Colonel Ebeya, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel:+(243)8844166
03 ANGOLA 4413,Boulevard du 30 juin, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8803657/8804168/9911919
04 GERMANY Avenue de Lemera, Kinshasa/ Gombe
Tel :+(243)8948202/8948201
5 BENIN Avenue des cliniques, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)9916958/98128659/9941281
06 BELGIUM Place du Cinquantenaire, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8928260/8928272/8924233
07 CANADA Avenue Pumbu, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)9903009/9929359
08 CENTRAL 11,Avenue Pumbu, Kinshasa/Gombe
AFRICA Tel :+(243)8804613/8844555
REPUBLIC
09 CHINA Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8804109/8805893
10 THE REPUBLIC 176,Boulevard du 30 juin, Kinshasa/Gombe
OF CONGO Tel :+(243)8805029/1234029/1234738
11 IVORY COAST 67,Avenue de la justice, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)12 34746/12 33590
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N° COUNTRY ADDRESSES
12 CUBA Avenue Kolwezi, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8805971/12 21402/12 20498
13 NORTH KOREA 168,Avenue de l’Ouganda, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8801443/9923367/12 33354
14 UNITED STATES 310,Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa/Gombe
OF AMERICA Tel :+(243)8804792/8803273/8801297/
8844607
15 SPAIN Boulevard du 30 juin, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)88431956/8843167/8834212
8821881
16 EGYPT Avenue de l’Ouganda, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8801580/8805580
17 France Avenue du Tchad, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8848363/8821506/7802242
18 UNITED Avenue de Lemera, Kinshasa/Gombe
KINGDOM Tel :+(243)8801738/8833103/98169200
19 GABON 165, Avenue Colonel Monjiba, Kinshasa/Ngaliema
Tel :+(243)7802148/8845227/8850207
20 GUINEA 7-9,Avenue de la Libération, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)9860610/8920206
21 GHANA Avenue de la Libération , Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8804739/8803140/8804140
22 GREECE Boulevard du 30 juin , Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8844862/8805031/12 21561
23 ITALY 8,Avenue de la Mongala, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8804302/88044225
24 IRAN 76,Boulevard du 30 juin, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)12 33210/8846751/12 33832
25 ISRAEL 141, Boulevard du 30 juin, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)9987218
26 JAPAN Avenue Lukusa, Kinshasa/Gombe
Immeuble City Bank
Tel :+(243)8805582/8801670/8801243
27 KENYA 5002,Avenue de l’Ouganda, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8806224/8804393
28 LIBERIA Boulevard du 30 juin, Kinshasa/Gombe
Immeuble Royal,
Tel :+(243)7804463/7804499/8104057
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N° COUNTRY ADDRESSES
29 LIBAN Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)9945577/8845279/8844844
30 LYBIA Avenue du Fleuve , Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8803875/8805060
31 MOROCCO Avenue Coteau, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8801163/12 33367
32 NAMIBIA Boulevard du 30 juin, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8804803/9970297
33 NIGERIA 141,Boulevard du 30 juin, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8801553/8801552/9908971
34 THE 11, Avenue Zongo Ntolo Kinshasa/Gombe
NETHERLANDS Tel :+(243)8801963/880694/8845621
35 POLAND 63,Avenue de la justice, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8803606/8803607
36 Portugal 270, Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8844470/12 21335
37 RUSSIA 80,Avenue de la justice Kinshasa/Gombe Tel :+(243
38 ROMANIA 5,Avenue de l’Ouganda, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8800771/12 33128
39 THE VATICAN 81,Avenue Goma, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8808810/8843497/12 33128
40 SUDAN Avenue de l’Ouganda, Kinshasa/Gombe
P.O.Box 7374 Kinshasa1, Tel :+(243)9970123/8840893
41 SWEDEN Avenue de Lemera, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8803374/8804183/8843943
42 SWITZERLAND 654,Avenue de Lemera Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)9972004/8946800/9936334
43 TANZANIA 142, Boulevard du 30 juin, Kinshasa/Gombe
P.O.Box 1612 Kinshasa
1,Tel :+(243)8805950/8804846
44 CHAD Tel :+(243)8804734/8951010/9919113/9919112
45 TCHEC 54, Avenue de Lemera, Kinshasa/Gombe
REPUBLIC P.O.Box 8242 Kinshasa1, Tel :+(243)8845843
46 TURKEY 18, Avenue Pumbu, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8843761/12 34610
47 TUNISIA 6769,Avenue Golf, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8803901/8805163
48 TOGO Avenue Coteau, Kinshasa/Gombe Tel :+(243)8806033
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N° COUNTRY ADDRESSES
49 ZAMBIA 5458, Avenue de l’Ecole, Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8806432/7804470/9999437/8845196
50 ZIMBABWE Avenue de la Justice, Immeuble OGEDEP Kinshasa/Gombe
Tel :+(243)8803324/8803557/8803610
51 EUROPEAN Avenue de Lemera, Gombe. P.O.Box 2000 Kinshasa 1
UNION Tel :+(243)8841878/8843203/12 33292

The following countries and organisations have also their diplomatic representives
in Kinshasa:

COUNTRY ORGANIZATIONS
1. AUSTRIA 1. WORLD BANK
2. BULGARIA 2. OMS
3. BURUNDI 3. UNICEF
4. PAKISTAN 4. FAO
5. KOWEIT 5. WFP
6. HAITI 6. IWO
7. SAUDI ARABIA 7. ICCR
8. SENEGAL 8. ORDRE SOUVERAIN DE
9. MALI MALTE
10. RWANDA 9. BASE
11. FINLAND 10. HANS SEIDEL
12. UGANDA FUNDATION
. 11.UNDP
12.MONUC
13. PEACE CORPS
14. USAID
15. MSF
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VIII. BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. OUVRAGES
- Atlas de la République Démocratique du Congo.
- Le Secteur minier Congolais

2. REVUES
- Recensement scientifique de la population Congolaise
- Guide de l’investisseur (INEDIT)
- Spécial Sommet FRANCE-AFRIQUE

3. CONVENTION MINIERE
- Convention Minière TENKE - FUNGURUME