DR Congo
Starlight Minerals is represented in DR Congo by [name and entity to be confirmed], focused on [province or region]. Given the size of the country, service coverage is defined per province and project, not nationwide.
Contact: [Representative, Lubumbashi] · Summary reviewed 2026-09-16
Minerals
- Copper and cobalt
- Copperbelt in Lualaba and Haut-Katanga; the world’s largest cobalt source.
- Gold
- Ituri, Haut-Uélé and South Kivu.
- Diamonds
- Kasaï region, mostly artisanal.
- Tin, tantalum, tungsten
- Eastern provinces, subject to traceability requirements.
Equipment and service demand
- Crushing, milling, flotation and thickening for copper and cobalt plants
- Conveying and hydraulic equipment for underground operations
- Contract mining and maintenance
Licence route
- LAW
- Mining Code (Loi n° 007/2002) as amended by Loi n° 18/001 of 2018, with the mining regulations
- AUTHORITY
- Cadastre Minier (CAMI) ↗
- ROUTE
- Research and exploitation permits registered with CAMI; title verification through the cadastre; environmental and social conditions; subcontracting rules favouring Congolese-owned companies; commodity-specific export controls for cobalt and other strategic minerals.
- NOTE
- Export controls change; treat as a live diligence item.
Summary for orientation only, reviewed 2026-09-16. Fiscal terms, fees and deadlines are confirmed per project with local counsel.
Logistics and mobilisation
- Ports
- Copperbelt served via Durban and Dar es Salaam; Lobito corridor reopening; Matadi for the west
- Airports
- Lubumbashi (FBM), Kinshasa (FIH)
- Heavy loads
- [Corridor limits and border transit times to be documented]
- Wet season
- November to March in the south
- Language
- French
CONTACT
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