2008 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The following lists events that happened during 2008 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

2008
in
the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Decades:
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:Other events of 2008
History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Incumbents

Events

January

Katanga Mining acquires Nikanor plc for $452 million.[1]

February

  • Findings of the mining contract review announced.[2]

May

Cobalt production operations resume at Katanga Mining's Luilu Metallurgical Plant after an extensive restoration program.[4]

November

Katanga Mining announced temporary suspension of mining and ore processing at the Kolwezi concentrator due to the depressed price of cobalt.[5]

References

  1. Katanga Mining. "History: Katanga Milestones". Archived from the original on 2012-01-20.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. Katanga Mining. "History: DRC Milestones". Archived from the original on 2012-01-20.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Christy Van Der Merwe (February 7, 2007). "CAMEC, Prairie restart operations at DRC mine". Mining Weekly.
  4. "Katanga Project Update". August 12, 2008. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013.
  5. "Kolwezi Concentrator Update" (PDF). Katanga Mining. November 21, 2008. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
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