Congo May Suspend Sales From Its Richest Tin Region, Mining Official Says

It has been reported that Joseph Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is considering suspending sales from the country’s richest tin mining region.

The press release is quoted as saying:

At least half a dozen armed groups operate in North Kivu’s Walikale territory, which is home to the Bisie cassiterite mine. Bisie accounts for between 70 percent and 80 percent of North Kivu’s cassiterite, or tin-ore, production.

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