Mining site

Mutanda

Industrial copper-cobalt mine and refinery operated by Mutanda Mining.

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

    Mutanda Mining operated the mine and refinery in the USGS 2024 review.

    1 source
    1. 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

  • Historical · Evidence as of 2019-05-29 · From 2019-05-29

    Planned material origin

    Mutanda was explicitly named as an origin under the Glencore–Umicore agreement. This edge records intended sourcing, not a separate mine-signed contract or a verified shipment.

    1 source
    1. Umicore and Glencore develop partnership for sustainable cobalt supply in battery materials

      Glencore and Umicore · Published 2019-05-29 · Checked 2026-09-16

      The cobalt will be sourced from Glencore’s state-of-the art industrial mining operations, KCC and Mutanda, located in the DRC.

      PDF page 1, first paragraph. Explicit origin under an agreement; not evidence of individual shipments.