DRC: 'Clean up' Artisanal Mining Sector in South Kivu, DRC Minister Warns after Gold Rush Exposé

Aug 31, 2016 | Romil Patel, International Business Times
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The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) mines minister has called for a "genuine clean up" of South Kivu's mining sector. Martin Kabwelulu issued the call after a Global Witness investigation reported by IBTimes UK in July revealed that up to $17m (£12.93m) of gold produced by Kun Hou Mining, a privately-owned Chinese company, went missing in the space of one year. That gold was likely smuggled out of Congo and into international supply chains.