Cases / Mining · DR Congo · 2018
DR Congo's 2018 mining code raises cobalt royalty from 2% to 10%
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Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
The 2018 mining code raised the cobalt royalty from 2% to 10% and was signed into law despite talks with large miners. The sources reviewed do not show the gain reaching local communities or nature.
What?
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's 2018 mining code raised the cobalt royalty from 2% to 10%. Mining Weekly
Where?
Democratic Republic of the Congo Mining Weekly
When?
March 2018 Mining Weekly
Who?
Gained
- Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (state budget) — Higher cobalt royalty income Mining Weekly
Lost
- Mining companies — Higher cobalt royalty rate Mining Weekly
Harmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
New national mining code signed into law. Mining Weekly
6 of 6 questions answered from the record
What happened
The record, in order.
Mining Weekly reported that President Kabila signed a new mining code into law in March 2018.
The code raised the cobalt royalty from 2% to 10%, according to the same report.
Mining Weekly reported that the code was adopted despite six hours of talks with large mining companies.
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Lawsuits and rulings
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Insurers
No insurer decision on record.
What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The sources reviewed record no sign that the increased royalty reached local communities or the environment.
- None on record The sources reviewed give no revenue figures showing what the royalty increase yielded.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
Voices on record: — Company or project— Government and regulators— Courts✓ Press and investigations— Communities and civil society— Researchers
Press and investigations
- Congo's Kabila signs into law new mining codeMining Weekly · 2018-03-12
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