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    In 2020, DRC copper production increased by 11.8% year-on-year to 1.587 million tons

    • Last Update: 2023-01-03
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    In 2020, the DRC's cobalt production was 85,855 tonnes, up 10 percent from 2019, and copper production was also up 11.
    8 percent
    year-on-year, the central bank of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Wednesday.

    In 2020, strong gains in the second half of the year helped boost production in the mining-heavy country, despite a plunge in battery metal prices during the global pandemic, which severely affected the DRC
    , the world's largest cobalt producer and Africa's largest copper miner.

    Central bank statistics show that copper production reached 1.
    587 million tons
    in 2020.

    Since 2021, copper prices have soared to their highest level in nearly a decade, while cobalt has also shown a strong recovery
    .

    In 2020, the DRC's cobalt production was 85,855 tonnes, up 10 percent from 2019, and copper production was also up 11.
    8 percent
    year-on-year, the central bank of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Wednesday.

    In 2020, strong gains in the second half of the year helped boost production in the mining-heavy country, despite a plunge in battery metal prices during the global pandemic, which severely affected the DRC
    , the world's largest cobalt producer and Africa's largest copper miner.

    Central bank statistics show that copper production reached 1.
    587 million tons
    in 2020.

    Since 2021, copper prices have soared to their highest level in nearly a decade, while cobalt has also shown a strong recovery
    .

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