Mining site

Kamfundwa

Gécamines mine in Haut-Katanga, run by Gécamines with its extraction subcontracted, according to Gécamines' 2024 management report. USGS's 2022 yearbook estimates 900 tonnes a year of cobalt capacity for Kamfundwa and Kilamusembu together; Gécamines reports 0 tonnes of cobalt from its own mines in 2023 and 2024.

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  • Reported · Evidence as of 2024

    Operates

    Gécamines runs Kamfundwa as one of its own mines, with extraction subcontracted, according to its 2024 management report, which gives its own mines 0 tonnes of cobalt in 2023 and 2024. The 900 tonnes a year of cobalt capacity in USGS's 2022 yearbook is an estimate for Kamfundwa and Kilamusembu together.

    2 sources
    1. Rapport de gestion 2024 (V3 du 28 juin 2025)

      Gécamines · Published 2025-06-28 · Checked 2026-09-22

      1.439 tonnes du cuivre et 9,6 tonnes de cobalt de MIKAS

      p.7.

    2. The Mineral Industry of Congo (Kinshasa), 2022 Minerals Yearbook [Advance Release]

      USGS · Published 2026-02 · Checked 2026-09-22

      Ruashi Mining SPRL (Jinchuan Group International Resources Co. Ltd., 75%) Ruashi Mine near Lubumbashi 38,000 copper; 5,000 cobalt

      p.12.