A leading source of copper and cobalt hydroxide recognised as the world’s fourth-largest cobalt mine in 2019 with an integrated ISO9001-certified processing plant. Chemaf brought Etoile mine into production in 2007 and its existing processing plan has been in operation since 2017.
Links
- https://chemaf.com/our-business/#operations
- https://goo.gl/maps/FTHe2C1uoRWTr9ry7
- https://www.mindat.org/loc-4331.html
Notes
Owner: Chemaf SA (94.68% Chemaf Resources Ltd, 5% DRC government)
Start operations: 2017 in its current form (mining since 1907)
Production: 25 ktpa Cu; co-product Co
Köppen climate type: Cwa - Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate
Media
- Feb-26: Virtus agrees to buy Congo cobalt miner amid US pact (checked 12-Feb-26)
Created: 30-Jun-2025; updated Feb-26