Critical and strategic minerals

Minerals central to industry, technology and the energy transition

MIG Minerals & Metals Capital works with verified producers, cooperatives and licensed suppliers across the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the wider continent, with particular attention to chain of custody and responsible sourcing.

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DRC strategic minerals

Copper, cobalt, gold, tin, tantalum, tungsten, coltan, lithium, manganese, zinc, lead, diamonds and rare-earth elements receive dedicated review pathways. Coltan is an ore from which tantalum and niobium may be recovered; assays record the specific contained minerals.

Enhanced due diligence

  • Applied to gold, tin, tantalum, tungsten, cobalt and diamonds
  • Applied to any material originating in conflict-affected or high-risk areas
  • Chain-of-custody and conflict-financing risk assessment
  • Human-rights, child-labour and forced-labour risk review
  • Artisanal-mining and smuggling risk assessment
Restricted commodities, including radioactive and controlled dual-use minerals, are never publicly listed and require enhanced legal approval before any transaction activity begins.