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There's more to Gécamines' record performance than meets the eye

Gecamines' Shituru hydrometallurgical facility, which processes copper and cobalt, outside Likasi in the southern region of Katanga, on 31 January 2013.
Gecamines' Shituru hydrometallurgical facility, which processes copper and cobalt, outside Likasi in the southern region of Katanga, on 31 January 2013. © Jonny Hogg/Reuters
The state-owned company had revenue of around $1bn in 2022, even though its own production has been on the wane for years. Gécamines' directors are exploring new avenues to revive the mining of "strategic" minerals. [...]
Published on 01.09.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes Olivier Liffran

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