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Gécamines calmly takes revenge on foreign traders

Published on 03.11.2025 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 4 min

Aerial view of the Mutoshi cobalt mine in Kolwezi, on 10 April 2018. © Caroline Thirion/AFP

Gradually, the state-owned mining company is implementing its strategy to become a major player in the marketing of copper and cobalt. To this end, it has teamed up with Swiss trader Mercuria.

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DRC Gécamines calmly takes revenge on foreign traders

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Buenassa still banking on Washington to build its copper and cobalt refinery

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