Mining site

AMBAKUKU

AMBAKUKU is a site of the mapping of de facto artisanal sites of Haut-Katanga by the provincial directorate of SAEMAPE, the artisanal mining service, in Kambove territory, on title PE 2354. The mapping is a presentation whose file is dated 18 November 2019. It is also listed in IPIS’s open data (visits of 15 May 2019 and 11 September 2020 for BGR’s project).

Evidence of commodities

site-specific copper

Location and title

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  • Approximate location: AMBAKUKU (SAEMAPE)

    Why it is approximate: The mapping prints “11°03’56’’” south and “26°28’23’’” east for AMBAKUKU, in a presentation whose file is dated 18 November 2019; it is not established as an individual working, a site centroid, a title boundary, or a current operating location.

    Reported coordinate
    11.06556° S · 26.47306° E
    Precision
    Converted from the degrees, minutes and seconds that the SAEMAPE Haut-Katanga mapping prints; the datum and point-collection method are not stated.
    Evidence as of
    after 2018
    Coordinate reference system
    Unstated in the source

    Cartographie des sites d'exploitation artisanale de fait dans le Haut-Katanga ↗SAEMAPE Haut-Katanga / IDAK

  • Approximate location: Ambakuku (IPIS)

    Why it is approximate: Recorded for Ambakuku at visits of 15 May 2019 and 11 September 2020 for BGR’s project; it is not established as an individual working, a site centroid, a title boundary, or a current operating location.

    Reported coordinate
    11.06581° S · 26.48498° E
    Precision
    Coordinate of IPIS’s open data, whose “location_origin” field reads “GPS”; the datum is not stated.
    Evidence as of
    11 September 2020
    Coordinate reference system
    Unstated in the source

    Open data, DR Congo (cod_mines_curated_all_opendata_p_ipis.csv) ↗IPIS

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Reported mining title
PE 2354
Mining-title holders
Gécamines

Connections

Reported means the cited source describes the relationship at its evidence date. Historical relationships refer to an earlier period. Announced agreements may not have been implemented. None of these labels confirms that trade continues today.

Mining-title holders

  • GécaminesProducer

    • Holds the title to · Reported · Evidence as of 31 March 2026

      The mining cadastre (CAMI) lists Gécamines as holder of PE 2354 as at 31 March 2026. SAEMAPE Haut-Katanga’s site mapping prints PE 2354 for this site. The edge records who holds the title, not who operates the site.

      2 publishers, both independent of the companies involved

      2 sources
      1. Registre des droits miniers et de carrières au 31 mars 2026 ↗

        Cadastre Minier (CAMI) · Published May 2026 · Checked 1 October 2026

        EN COURS DE CESSION PARTIELLE

        p.19, N° 501 (cells TITULAIRES, NATURE, PERMIS, STATUS, LOCALISATION as printed)

      2. Cartographie des sites d'exploitation artisanale de fait dans le Haut-Katanga ↗

        SAEMAPE Haut-Katanga / IDAK · after 2018 · Checked 24 September 2026

        The SAEMAPE provincial director's table gives named site coordinates, permit references and rights holders for MIDINGI and MILELE.

        p.9, table 1 on the page, printed row 7

Sources

Sources support the description and the individual connections below. Publication and checking dates belong to the evidence: when it was published, and when this Hub last read it.

5 sources

Cadastre Minier (CAMI)

  1. Registre des droits miniers et de carrières au 31 mars 2026 ↗

    Published May 2026 · Checked 1 October 2026

    EN COURS DE CESSION PARTIELLE

    Biwaya-related title rows: printed p.20 row 542 (PE 2605), p.30 row 1041 (PER 9687), p.33 row 1146 (PE 11229). Kamilombe-related rows remain in additionalLocators.

CTCPM

  1. Mining-Data warehouse – Contrats miniers ↗

    Checked 24 September 2026

    Les contrats de base Les avenants et annexes Les statistiques des contrats

    Contracts menu; "Partenariats RDC-CHINE / -UE / -USA / -CANADA / -RSA"; "Liste des ZEA"; "Coopératives minières"; "La dotation de 0,3% du CA".

  2. CONTRAT D'AMODIATION PARTIELLE ENTRE LA GENERALE DES CARRIERES ET DES MINES SA ET LA COMEDECOM SARL RELATIF AUX DROITS MINIERS ATTACHES AUX 72 CARRES DU PERIMETRE COUVERT PAR LE PE 2354 DE GECAMINES SA ↗

    Checked 15 October 2026

    LA GENERALE DES CARRIERES ET DES MINES S.A. ; COMEDECOM SARL

    Contract “N°1930/7903/SG/GC/2021”, dated January 2021, PDF p.1, cover: the parties as printed, read from the page image. Register row 21 (CD/CM/GCM - COMEDECOM SARL), signed 06/01/2021.

IPIS

  1. Open data, DR Congo (cod_mines_curated_all_opendata_p_ipis.csv) ↗

    Published May 2026 · Checked 5 October 2026

    While our previous geoserver is offline, you may access our open datasets on the artisanal mining sector through the following direct downloads:

    Open-data table of mine sites, file “cod_mines_curated_all_opendata_p_ipis.csv”, line 4493 (“vid” “4492”): “Ambakuku”, province “Haut-Katanga”, territory “Kambove”, visit of “2019-05-15”, location origin “GPS”, “Cuivre” among its minerals, project “BGR”, source “Third-party”; line 4952 (“vid” “4951”): “Ambakuku”, province “Haut-Katanga”, territory “Kambove”, visit of “2020-09-11”, location origin “GPS”, “Cuivre” among its minerals, project “BGR”, source “Third-party”.

SAEMAPE Haut-Katanga / IDAK

  1. Cartographie des sites d'exploitation artisanale de fait dans le Haut-Katanga ↗

    after 2018 · Checked 24 September 2026

    The SAEMAPE provincial director's table gives named site coordinates, permit references and rights holders for MIDINGI and MILELE.

    PDF p.9, table “CARTOGRAPHIE DES SITES D’EXPLOITATATION ARTISANALE DE FAIT DANS LE HAUT-KATANGA”, row “14”: site “AMBAKUKU”, title “PE 2354”, latitude south “11°03’56’’”, longitude east “26°28’23’’”; the column “OBSERVATIONS” reads “Territoire de Kambove”.