{
  "id": 6264631,
  "title": "DR Congo extends state control over mining with bid to lock down geological data",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/dr-congo-extends-state-control-over-mining-with-bid-to-lock-down",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T09:50:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Jakarta Post",
    "slug": "the-jakarta-post",
    "url": "https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2026/09/08/dr-congo-extends-state-control-over-mining-with-bid-to-lock-down-geological-data.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The plan will tighten Kinshasa's grip on the world's biggest cobalt producer and second-largest copper supplier, according to an official and seven industry sources, and could be even more significant than the country's policies that reshaped the global cobalt market, some analysts say.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}