Tag Archive | "kivu"

Illegal trade has threatened tin market in Congo

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Tin trade in Congo’s North and South Kivu provinces is under threat as a United Nations observer mission in Congo has intensified pressure on mineral purchasers to observe due diligence on minerals they procure. For full story, click here

Kivu abandoned plans to develop Mpama Bisiye

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Kivu Resources Ltd. abandoned plans to spend $28 million developing Mpama Bisiye, one of Congo’s largest tin deposits, 200 kilometers west of Goma, because Congolese government soldiers occupied the installation. For full story, clik here

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