Why mountain of copper may mean nothing to Congolese
A general view of the processing facilities at the Tenke Fungurume mine, one of the world's largest copper and cobalt mines, in south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on June 17, 2023.
Massive quantities of copper deposits were discovered when a mountain collapsed in the Grand-Katanga area, south of the Democratic Republic of Congo, bringing with it the usual questions about resource sharing.
This exposition of the copper ores has become the talk of town in many places in the DRC and beyond. Yet it is nothing unusual. The Congo was once labelled as the “geological scandal” after Belgians discovered the country’s mineral potential.
