DR Congo tin exports to revive US sector
A Pentagon-backed US smelter will produce the metal essential to the manufacture of radar and other military electronics.
The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) tin exports are set to revive the US sector, as part of a strategic partnership with Washington. This collaboration will grant American companies preferential access to Kinshasa’s minerals, with a Pentagon-backed smelter in the US producing the metal essential for military electronics. Emirati-controlled mining company Alphamin Resources has signed a two-year agreement to supply up to 3,600 metric tons of tin annually from its Bisie mine in eastern DR Congo to US metals firm Nathan Trotter.
The shipments will make up nearly a fifth of the mine’s annual production and will feed a $65 million smelter in Virginia, expected to begin operation in 2027.
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