1. Democratic republic of congo office of the governor ORIENTAL province
Opportunities in precious metals mining sector in DRC Accra, 28th September 2015
Albert ZAMUNDU

2. Agenda Overview of The Democratic Republic of Congo
An Introduction into the Precious Metal Mining Sector
Minerals In the National Economy
Small Scale Artisanal Mining
Conclusion

3. Overview of the DRC Population 70 million +3.4 million km sq.
Broken 11 Provinces
10th in the world ranking of mineral reserves
Over 2.5m artisanal digger (1/2 specific to gold.
9 bordering countries & the hart of ICGLR
Province Oriental

4. Precious Mineral Mining Sector
Top Minerals: Copper, Cobalt, Gold, 3T’s & Diamonds
Top 3 Industrial Mining: Kibali Gold (RandGold), Tenke Fungurume & Banro
Top Mining Areas: Province Oriental, Katanga & South Kivu

5. Mineral’s in the National Economy
Export 75%, Fiscal Revenue 25%, GDP 25%
Majority Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is in Mining!
Challenging & evolving Market

6. Small Scale Artisanal Mining
Challenging with huge potential
Unstructured & Unformal
Estimated 500k diggers in Province Oriental alone
Social Economic Impacts
97% of artisanal gold smuggled to neighboring countries!
Sustainable & rewarding solutions exist: MineralCare

7. Conclusion Opportunities are present for the right investor
Challenges do exits
ROI are achievable
Transparency is key!
Training & equipment are required
Social and Economic Empowerment
Beneficiations is crucial!