Mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo produces copper, diamonds, tantalum, tin, gold, and more than 63% of global cobalt production.
Minerals and petroleum are central to the DRC’s economy, making up more than 95% of the value of its exports.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the wealthiest countries in terms of untapped resource wealth and has an estimated US$24 trillion in untapped mineral deposits, including the world’s largest reserves of coltan (where elements niobium and tantalum are extracted) and significant quantities of the world’s cobalt and lithium.
