DRC

=DRC in 20 Pictures!=

Why cover the Extractive Industries?

Directory of Contacts

Resource Curse and Dependency on Mining Revenues

How is a Mining Contract Negotiated?

Coltan Supply Chain

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=Original DRC Guide=

Sam's Page

Lucy's Page

Political, social and economic context of DRC

Mining and Conflict in the DRC

Energy Industry Background
Energy Governance Weak Points in the Mining Industry

Definition of Mineral Reserves

Dependency on Mining Revenues

Mining and Violent Conflict in the DRC

History of the Mining Industry in the DRC
Exploitation of Natural Resources under Belgian Rule

The Mining Industry under Mobutu 1965-1997

Africa's 'World War' 1997-2002

Revival of Industrial Mining Sector post-2002

Increasing Chinese Involvement in the DRC Mining Sector

2009 Economic Downturn & Disinvestment

Corruption in the DRC Mining Industry

Artisinal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) in the DRC
History of ASM in the DRC

Interaction between Formal Mining Industry and ASM

Social, Environmental and Security Implications of ASM

Current state of minerals sector
Mineral Reserves of the DRC

The '3 Ts': Tin, Tungsten and Tantalum

Diamonds

Gold

Copper

Others

DRC Energy Governance
Overview of Regulation in DRC

2002 Mining Code

Review of Mining Contracts 2007-8

2010 Mining Ban and 2011 Reform Initiatives

Minerals Supply Chain
Overview of Supply Chain

Trading Houses and Exporters

Processing and Refining of Minerals

'Responsible' Supply Chains

Transport Infrastructure

Parastatal Mining Companies
Overview of parastatal companies

Gecamines (Générale des Carrières et des Mines)

MIBA (Minière de Bakwanga)

OKIMO (Office des Mines d’Or de Kilomoto)

SODIMICO (Société de Développement Industriel et Minier du Congo)

SOMINKI (Société Minière et Industrielle du Kivu)

EMK-Mn (Entreprise Minière de Kisenge - Manganèse)

International Mining Companies (IMCs)
Investment Climate for IMCs

AngloGold Ashanti

Anvil Mining

Banro Corporation

BHP Billiton Group

China Metallurgical Group

DeBeers

First Quantum Minerals

Freeport McMoran

Glencore

Mwana Africa

Other IMCs with operations in the DRC

Resource Transparency Opportunities
Resource Curse

Resource Transparency Movement

EITI

EITI in the Mining Industry

Natural Resource Charter

Global Witness

Revenue Watch Institute

Transparency International

Publish What You Pay (PWYP)

International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)

Kimberley Process

Dodd-Franks Legislation 2010

Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA)