Mining site

Kolwezi (COMMUS)

Open-pit copper-cobalt operation near Kolwezi’s residential neighbourhoods, distinct from Jinchuan’s Musonoi project.

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.

  • Historical · Evidence as of 2024

    Operates

    COMMUS is the operator identified in independent accounts of the Kolwezi mine.

    2 sources
    1. Powering Change or Business as Usual?

      Amnesty International / IBGDH · Published 2023-09-12 · Checked 2026-09-16

      Mutoshi is a copper and cobalt mining project, north-east of Kolwezi.

      pp.6–7 executive summary; COMMUS, Chemaf and Metalkol; company responses in annex

    2. Congo (Kinshasa): 2024 mineral industry report

      USGS · Checked 2026-09-16

      Kamoto Copper Co., a joint venture between Katanga Mining Ltd. (a subsidiary of Glencore plc.) and Gécamines

      2024 Report > Commodity Review > Cobalt and Copper, paragraphs by operator