Producer

Gécamines

State-owned mining group with cobalt interests and commercialisation rights in joint ventures.

Sources support the description and the individual connections below. Publication and checking dates refer to the evidence, not a guarantee of current operations.

Documented relationships

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.

  • Reported · Evidence as of 2026-01-29

    Marketing allocation

    Named recipient of Kambove copper-cobalt lots in a joint allocation notice. Cobalt share per trader and delivered volumes are undisclosed; source has a conflicting body date.

    1 source
    1. Attribution des lots cuivre et cobalt de Gécamines dans sa JV Kambove Mining

      Gécamines · Published 2026-01-29 · Checked 2026-09-16

      aux sociétés internationales de trading, VITOL et MRI.

      Opening two paragraphs. Header says 29 January 2026; body dateline says 2025 despite citing end-2025 consultation and 2026 targets. Date conflict retained.

  • Reported · Evidence as of 2026-01-29

    Marketing allocation

    Named recipient of Kambove copper-cobalt lots in a joint allocation notice. Cobalt share per trader and delivered volumes are undisclosed; source has a conflicting body date.

    1 source
    1. Attribution des lots cuivre et cobalt de Gécamines dans sa JV Kambove Mining

      Gécamines · Published 2026-01-29 · Checked 2026-09-16

      aux sociétés internationales de trading, VITOL et MRI.

      Opening two paragraphs. Header says 29 January 2026; body dateline says 2025 despite citing end-2025 consultation and 2026 targets. Date conflict retained.

  • Reported · Evidence as of 2026-01-29

    Markets for

    Gécamines reports rights to market equity-linked copper-cobalt lots from Kambove Mining. Source header 2026 conflicts with body dateline 2025.

    1 source
    1. Attribution des lots cuivre et cobalt de Gécamines dans sa JV Kambove Mining

      Gécamines · Published 2026-01-29 · Checked 2026-09-16

      aux sociétés internationales de trading, VITOL et MRI.

      Opening two paragraphs. Header says 29 January 2026; body dateline says 2025 despite citing end-2025 consultation and 2026 targets. Date conflict retained.

  • Reported · Evidence as of 2026-09-16

    Owns

    Gécamines lists EGC as a subsidiary; no share percentage is inferred.

    2 sources
    1. Nos filiales

      Gécamines · Checked 2026-09-16

      Entreprise Générale du Cobalt SA, « EGC » est une filiale de GECAMINES créée en 2019

      EGC subsection; undated page, checked September 2026.

    2. Mercuria and EGC Sign Strategic MOU to Develop Responsible Cobalt Supply Chain in the DRC

      Mercuria · Published 2026-03-26 · Checked 2026-09-16

      to collaborate on the formalization and development of the Kasulo mine site in Kolwezi

      Opening paragraph. Event dateline 25 March; web publication 26 March. Full body directly fetched; MoU does not establish deliveries.

  • Reported · Evidence as of 2025-12-05

    Supports

    Gécamines reports an operational trading partnership with Mercuria providing logistics, market access and financing support.

    1 source
    1. Gécamines et Mercuria lancent un partenariat dédié au commerce du cuivre et du cobalt en RDC

      Gécamines · Published 2025-12-05 · Checked 2026-09-16

      Le partenariat est déjà opérationnel

      Opening and partnership structure; operational statement near end. DFC investment is prospective interest, not completed equity.