Chemaf copper-cobalt operation near Lubumbashi. Its processing plant was reported shut on 29 July 2026.
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The January 2022 announcement identified Chemaf as operator of the Etoile assets receiving processing expansion finance.
The agreements also provide for the marketing by Trafigura of all the cobalt hydroxide produced from these assets operated by Chemaf,
Chemaf retains the Etoile operation; the plant was reported shut in July 2026. OPERATES identifies responsibility, not active production.
Etoile is one of the largest open-cast copper-cobalt mining operations in the DRC.
VLMH has completed the acquisition 100% equity stake of the CHEMAF Group Limited
The miner remains out of production, with Etoile, its main operating plant near Lubumbashi, still shut
Kamoto Copper Co., a joint venture between Katanga Mining Ltd. (a subsidiary of Glencore plc.) and Gécamines