Supply chain footprint — snapshot year 2025
| Element | Share % | Quantity | Global rank | Confidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co cobalt |
76.0% | 220,000 tonnes per year | 1st | high | DRC (Congo Kinshasa). USGS MCS 2025: "220,000" tonnes 2024 mine production. USGS states DRC "accounted for an estimated … byproduct of Cu, Ni |
| Ta tantalum |
41.9% | 880 tonnes per year | 1st | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Congo (Kinshasa) mine production estimated at 880 t Ta in 2024e, the largest national source. |
| Cu copper |
14.3% | 3.3 million tonnes per year | 2nd | high | Congo (Kinshasa) / DRC 2024e: 3,300 thousand metric tons. |
| Sn tin |
8.3% | 25,000 tonnes per year | 6th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Congo (Kinshasa) 25,000 metric tons (estimated) 2024e, up from 20,000e in 2023. In May 2024, a Maur… |
| Au gold |
0.8% | 28.0 tonnes per year | 28th | medium | DR Congo 2024e (formal): ~28 metric tons. AngloGold/Barrick's Kibali alone produced 21.3 t (686 koz, -10% YoY). Formal e… |
| Nb niobium |
0.6% | 700 tonnes per year | 3rd | high | Congo (Kinshasa) 2024e mine production: 700 metric tons Nb content. |
| W tungsten |
0.5% | 400 tonnes per year | 11th | medium | DR Congo 2023: ~400 t W content (BGS WMP 2019-2023: 418 t, up sharply from 148 t in 2022). Wolframite from ASM; 3TG-rele… |
| Element | Share % | Quantity | Global rank | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cu copper |
9.3% | 2.5 million tonnes per year | 2nd | high |
| Element | Share % | Quantity | Global rank | Confidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co cobalt |
55.0% | 6,000,000 tonnes | 1st | high | byproduct of Cu, Ni |
| Cu copper |
8.2% | 80,000,000 tonnes | 4th | high | |
| Sn tin |
2.9% | 120,000 tonnes | 8th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Congo (Kinshasa) 120,000 metric tons. |