According to Susa Maleba, SRK Consulting DRC country manager and mining engineer, a positive mood and good attendance at last months' DRC Mining Week 2019 held in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is a promising sign for the country’s prospects.
Notwithstanding the country's many challenges ahead, the new mining legislation was generally felt to be a positive contribution for mining, says Jaco van Graan, SRK principal mining engineer - not least because of how it promotes responsible and sustainable mining practices. Van Graan says that gold prospects were raising the value of the local sector.
"The grades mined in certain areas by gold and copper mines make for very exciting prospects, as shown in an interesting presentation on the Kamoa-kakula project," says Van Graan. "Despite cobalt process decreasing during the past year, there is still a strong market for it. As a by-product, it still adds value to copper producers who now produce cobalt products."
