Ministère des Mines - RDC

What Ministère des Mines - RDC does

The Ministère des Mines is the government ministry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) responsible for mining sector governance, headquartered on the 4th floor of the Government Building at the intersection of Boulevard du 30 Juin and Avenue Père Boka in Kinshasa/Gombe. It oversees mining legislation, geological mapping, promotion of mineral resources, and technical monitoring and control of mining activities across the country. The Ministry operates through a network of subordinate agencies: CAMI (Cadastre Minier) manages the mining cadastre and titles registry; SAEMAPE supports artisanal and small-scale mining; CEEC certifies and tracks precious mineral substances for export; CTCPM handles technical coordination and mining planning; FOMIN administers the mining fund for community development; and the Service Géologique National (SGN) conducts geological surveying. Together these agencies deliver digital public services including the CAMI cadastre portal, a mining operators database, a mining contracts database, and a statistics portal hosted via the CTCPM data warehouse.

The Ministry's mandate covers a portfolio of critical minerals that are central to global supply chains, including copper (with production of nearly 3.5 million tonnes in 2025), cobalt (where the DRC holds roughly 60-70% of global reserves and remains the world's largest producer), gold, diamonds, cassiterite, coltan, and emerging lithium production scheduled to begin in the second half of 2026. Key digital initiatives include the digitization of Congolese geological archives in cooperation with Belgium and the EU under the PANAFGEO+ program, and mineral traceability systems operated through CEEC. As a government administrative body, the Ministry does not generate commercial revenue from product or service sales; it is funded through state budget allocation and operates under the broader coordination of Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka and President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo. It is EITI-conformant (Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative) and pursues partnerships with multilateral institutions and foreign governments to modernize governance and attract investment.

The Ministry's stakeholders span four primary segments: large-scale industrial mining operators such as Tenke Fungurume Mining and Kamoa Copper; artisanal miners and cooperatives operating in Zones d'Exploitation Artisanale (ZEA); international mining investors from the EU, Belgium, Morocco, and other jurisdictions; and provincial governments in mining regions including Haut-Katanga, Lualaba, Maniema, and Kasaï-Oriental. The current Minister of Mines is Louis Watum Kabamba, who succeeded Kizito Pakabomba Kapinga Mulume in September 2025. The Ministry reaches stakeholders primarily through the annual DRC Mining Week conference in Lubumbashi, its official website (mines.gouv.cd), social media channels, and bilateral engagement in international forums such as the EU Raw Materials Week.

Name

Ministère des Mines - RDC

Legal name

Ministère des Mines - République Démocratique du Congo

Website

https://mines.gouv.cd

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Ministère des Mines is the DRC's government ministry overseeing mining sector governance, regulation, and promotion. It issues permits via CAMI, certifies minerals via CEEC, supports artisanal mining via SAEMAPE, and engages with industrial operators, international investors, and provincial authorities across the country's copper, cobalt, and lithium sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Mining Regulation and Administration

NAICS

Support Activities for Metal Mining (213114), Support Activities for Mining (213)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAMAJ

Minerals, Mining & Geologic Resources Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration

SECONDARYIMAKAOAM

Environmental & Permitting Services for Mine Projects (EIA/ESIA, Approvals, Compliance)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Metals & Mining/Mine Development, Engineering & EPC (Design, Construction, Closure & Reclamation)

Keywords

• Mining regulation
• Mineral resource management
• Mining cadastre services
• Geological survey
• Mining permits issuance

Headquarters

HQ city

Kinshasa / Gombe

HQ country

Congo - Kinshasa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Ministère des Mines is the government authority responsible for regulating and governing the mining sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It issues mining permits and titles through the CAMI cadastre, conducts geological surveys and mapping, regulates mineral commercialization and export via the CEEC, supports artisanal miners through SAEMAPE, and provides public transparency on mining contracts, operators, and statistics. The ministry also coordinates international partnerships on critical mineral governance, geological data digitization, and investment facilitation.

Product overview

The Ministry of Mines of the Democratic Republic of Congo operates a portfolio of digital government services and portals rather than commercial products. The core offerings include: (1) data transparency portals managed by CTCPM, including the Mining Cadastre (CAMI), Mining Operators Database, Mining Contracts Database, and Statistics Portal; (2) regulatory services providing access to mining legislation, decrees, and ministerial orders; (3) sector-specific information systems for industrial mining (copper, cobalt, lithium) and artisanal mining (gold, diamonds, stannite); and (4) annual events like DRC Mining Week. The Ministry also coordinates specialized agencies including SAEMAPE (artisanal mining support), CEEC (export control), CAMI (cadastre), and the Mining Fund. Recent initiatives include the MICKA copper prospecting project, the 'BUANYA' excellence competition, and international cooperation for geological data digitalization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mining Cadastre Portal (CAMI) Official mining cadastre portal providing information on mining titles, licenses, and spatial data on mining concessions in the DRC, serving mining operators, investors, and the public.
• Mining Operators Database
• Mining Contracts Database
• Mining Statistics Portal
• CTCPM (Cellule Technique de Coordination et de Planification Minière)
• Protection Groupe - Mining Insurance Project
• DRC Mining Week Annual mining sector conference and exhibition event, the largest annual gathering of the mining industry in the DRC, promoting investments, innovations, and strategic partnerships.
• Mining Regulatory Framework

Quantifiable outcome

• 3.5 million tonnes of copper produced in 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Belgium and European UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Partnership for the digitization and return of historical Congolese geological archives held in Belgium. Includes cooperation through the PANAFGEO+ program supporting African geological services. Discussions resulted in a roadmap and task force for progressive implementation of geological data modernization and sovereignty.
• Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Sierra LeonecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2025African diamond-producing nations cooperating on natural diamond promotion through the Luanda Accord, signed at the International Diamond Round Table in Luanda, Angola. Partners include De Beers Group and Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) supporting the initiative.
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 May 2025Cooperation on cobalt governance reform as part of the Extended Credit Facility (FEC) program review. Discussions focused on improving traceability, transparency, fiscalization, and the operationalization of the Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (EGC) and the cobalt export suspension strategy for local transformation.
• Kingdom of Morocco (Managem)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2024Bilateral cooperation to intensify Moroccan private investment in DRC mining. Focus on strategic cobalt value chain development and integrated industry development. Managem, already established in the DRC, is central to this vision for technology transfer and local capacity building.
• European UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 October 2023Strategic partnership formalized through an MoU signed October 26, 2023, with a five-pillar roadmap: sustainable value chains, local infrastructure, governance and transparency, scientific and technological cooperation, and local capacity building. Aligned with the European Global Gateway strategy and ESG standards.
• MIBA (Société Minière de Bakwanga)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-owned mining company partnering with private operators LBK Construction SARL and CREC Ressource (CRRU) on the MICKA project (Mines de Cuivre du Kasaï) for copper exploration in the Grand Kasaï region.
• LBK Construction SARLminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate construction and mining services company partnered with MIBA and CREC Ressource on the MICKA copper prospecting project in Kasaï-Oriental.
• CREC Ressource (CRRU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate mining resource company partnered with MIBA and LBK Construction on the MICKA copper exploration project in Kasaï-Oriental.
• Natural Diamond CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational body coordinating the global natural diamond marketing campaign. Under the Luanda Accord, the DRC contributes 1% of rough diamond sales revenues to finance this global campaign promoting African natural diamonds.
• Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor copper and cobalt producer in Lualaba province, visited by the Minister of Mines for operational monitoring and collaboration strengthening. TFM is one of the DRC's principal industrial mining operators.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Ministère des Mines et de la Géologie (République du Congo - Brazzaville): Mining and geology ministry of the neighboring Republic of Congo, regulating hydrocarbons and minerals including potash and iron ore. Regional peer with a comparable government mandate in a neighboring Central African jurisdiction.
• Ministère des Mines et de l'Industrie (Sénégal): Senegal's mining and industry ministry, with jurisdiction over phosphates, gold and emerging oil & gas-related mineral activity. Regional peer sharing francophone African governance context and mining sector regulatory mandate.

Direct peers

• Geological Survey of India: India's national geological survey agency conducting geological mapping, mineral resource assessment and exploration. Comparable as a government geoscience body supporting mining sector development and resource inventory.
• Ministère des Mines et de la Géologie (République de Guinée): Mining and geology ministry of Guinea, the world's largest bauxite producer and a significant gold and iron ore jurisdiction. Direct peer given similar regulatory architecture over large-scale mining and shared focus on critical and strategic minerals.
• Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN): Chile's technical mining regulator and geological survey, responsible for mine safety oversight, geological mapping, and mining title administration. Directly comparable to the DRC's CAMI, SGN and CTCPM combined in scope and mandate.
• Ministry of Mines and Mining Development (Zimbabwe): Zimbabwe's mining ministry, overseeing licensing and regulation of lithium, gold, platinum and diamond producers. A direct regional peer with comparable regulatory mandate over critical minerals and a strong artisanal mining sector.
• Servicio Geológico Mexicano (SGM): Mexico's national geological survey and mining technical agency, responsible for geological mapping, mineral resource assessment and mining data dissemination. Comparable to the DRC's SGN and CTCPM functions combined.
• Servicio Geológico Colombiano: Colombia's national geological survey, providing geological mapping, mineral resource assessment and mining-related research. Direct peer in function to the DRC's geological survey mandate within the Ministry of Mines.
• Ministerio de Energía y Minas (Chile): Chile's national ministry responsible for mining and energy policy, including regulation of major copper and lithium producers. Highly comparable to the DRC's Ministry of Mines as a government authority governing large-scale base and battery metal production, licensing, and international investment.
• Ministère des Mines et des Ressources Naturelles (Côte d'Ivoire): Mining ministry of Côte d'Ivoire with mandate for permitting, geological survey and mineral resource promotion in West Africa. Direct peer as a national mining authority in a resource-rich African jurisdiction with overlapping regulatory functions and investor engagement priorities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/Ministère des Mines
• TikToktiktok.com/@miniteredesmines
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/minminesrdc

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries7 records

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