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CENTRAL AFRICA DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
DRC
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Capital : Kinshasa Chief of state : Félix Tshisekedi Elections : held in 2018 Population : 89 577 994 Area : 2 344 858km ² Geographic co-ordinates : 0 00 N , 25 00 E Time zone : UTC + 2:00 ISO code : CD Dialling code : + 243 Currency : Congolese Franc Official language : French Minerals : Base metals , cobalt , copper , diamonds , gold , iron ore , lead , phosphates , silver , tin , zinc , manganese , coal , uranium , palladium , platinum , cadmium , germanium , cassiterite
Republic of the Congo
Central African Republic
FYI Aside from its world-class copper , cobalt , diamond , gold and tin deposits , the limestone deposits that occur throughout the DRC are amongst the richest in Africa .
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Explorations in area : Ngayu Exploration Project , Yindi Gold Deposit , Adumbi Gold Deposit and Makapela Gold Deposit
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South Sudan
Giro Gold Project Kibali Gold Mine
North Kivu Project Maniema Gold Project
Bisie Tin Project
Somika Mining Properties
KINSHASA
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INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND HEALTH
On February 7 , 2021 , a resurgence of the Ebola virus disease ( EVD ) was reported in Butembo , in the province of North Kivu , where a previous epidemic ( EVD10 ) had been declared over in June 2020 . As of March 30 , 2021 , a total of 12 cases had been confirmed in four provinces : Biena , Butembo , Katwa , and Musienene . A total of four deaths and four recoveries have been recorded . The 11th epidemic
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of the EVD was officially declared over on November 18 , 2020 with 119 confirmed cases and 55 deaths . Measures have been in place since March 10 , 2020 to contain the spread of Covid-19 . As of April 1 , 2021 , more than 28 000 cases had been confirmed - the majority of which in Kinshasa , though 23 out of 26 provinces have been touched by the pandemic .
Mines in area : Mutoshi Mine , KOV Open Pit Mine , Kamoto Underground Mine , Boss Mining , Tenke Fungurume , Kalukundi , Comide , Deziwa Mine , Kansoko Mine & Kakula Mine
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Mutoshi Production Plant , Katomo / Luilu Concentrator & Lualaba Copper Smelter
Projects in area : Kamoa-Kakula Project , Metalkor RTR & Pumpi Project
Explorations in area : Western Foreland Project , Musonoi Licence , Fold and Thrust Belt JV Project , Kaseka Global Project , Kamukongo Licence ( PE663 )
Bakwanga
Buckell Lithium Project
Usoke Plant , Etoile Production Plant and Rubamin Congo Operations
Mines in area : Luisha Project , Kipoi Copper Project ( North , Central , Kileba , Judeira and Kaminafitwe ), Kinsevere , Ruashi , Etoile Mine and Extension and Mufunta Mine
Projects in area : Manono Project , ManonoExtention Project ( PRs 4029 & 4030 ), Manono-Kitotolo Litium , Tin & Tantalum Tailings Project
Kalongwe Copper-Cobalt Project Chekina & Kabashia Copper Projects
Kipushi Project
Zambia
Tantalex Tantalum Deposit
Lupoto Project ( Sase Central ), Kasombo South Licence and Kisinka Copper-Cobalt
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Kinsenda Mine Development Project
Frontier Copper Mine
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