DRC mining industry worried by country’s stop to mining code talks

The mining industry operating within the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is concerned about the Mines Ministry’s decision last week to shun further talks regarding the country’s proposed new mining code, and to refer it instead to Parliament in its draft form. The DRC Chamber of Mines said on Monday warned that the ministry's actions could undermine international investment in the impoverished Central African country, and “posed a material threat to further investment.”