Initiative

Mutoshi artisanal pilot (2018–2020)

Artisanal formalisation pilot within the Mutoshi concession, suspended in March 2020.

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 2020-06-22 · From 2018-01 · Until 2020-03

    Operates

    COMIAKOL worked as mining contractor within the Mutoshi artisanal pilot, not across the whole concession. Pilot operations were suspended in March 2020.

    4 sources
    1. The Mutoshi pilot project: Local economic impact of a project aimed at formalizing artisanal and small-scale mining

      Pact · Published 2019-12-03 · Checked 2026-09-16

      A pilot project was initiated in January 2018 and is ongoing.

      Report landing-page introduction; names Trafigura, Chemaf, COMIAKOL and Pact as participants. Report commissioned by Trafigura: not independent corroboration of the sponsor.

    2. Update on Mutoshi Pilot Project

      Pact · Published 2020-06-22 · Checked 2026-09-16

      operations at the Mutoshi Pilot Project were suspended in March 2020.

      Only article paragraph; reports still closed on publication date.

    3. Trafigura Annual Report 2021

      Trafigura · Published 2021 · Checked 2026-09-16

      Trafigura also continues to supply its customers with cobalt hydroxide from its long-term commercial collaborator Shalina Resources

      Printed page 24 (PDF page 26), Cobalt; also states Mutoshi pilot did not restart in 2021.

    4. Trafigura Responsibility Report 2018

      Trafigura · Published 2018 · Checked 2026-09-16

      In 2018, Trafigura signed a three-year cobalt hydroxide marketing agreement with mining company, Chemaf.

      Printed page 21 (PDF page 23), From ASM to semi-mechanised mining at Mutoshi Cobalt; following paragraphs describe COMIAKOL and Pact roles.

  • Historical · Evidence as of 2020-06-22 · From 2018-01 · Until 2020-03

    Supports

    Pact provided monitoring and technical support to the historical Mutoshi artisanal pilot, suspended in March 2020.

    3 sources
    1. The Mutoshi pilot project: Local economic impact of a project aimed at formalizing artisanal and small-scale mining

      Pact · Published 2019-12-03 · Checked 2026-09-16

      A pilot project was initiated in January 2018 and is ongoing.

      Report landing-page introduction; names Trafigura, Chemaf, COMIAKOL and Pact as participants. Report commissioned by Trafigura: not independent corroboration of the sponsor.

    2. Update on Mutoshi Pilot Project

      Pact · Published 2020-06-22 · Checked 2026-09-16

      operations at the Mutoshi Pilot Project were suspended in March 2020.

      Only article paragraph; reports still closed on publication date.

    3. Trafigura Responsibility Report 2018

      Trafigura · Published 2018 · Checked 2026-09-16

      In 2018, Trafigura signed a three-year cobalt hydroxide marketing agreement with mining company, Chemaf.

      Printed page 21 (PDF page 23), From ASM to semi-mechanised mining at Mutoshi Cobalt; following paragraphs describe COMIAKOL and Pact roles.