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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

A copper and cobalt mining operation being constructed by Ruashi Mining, a South African - Congolese joint venture, in the mineral rich province of Katanga. Control of the RD Congo's vast mineral resources has been one of the primary causes of its long conflict. During years of dictatorship and war, the country's riches have been pillaged with little benefit to the population. If the DRC's first multiparty elections in 40 years brings stability, foreign investment and revenu from mining could be the key to reconstructing the devastated country..Lubumbashi, RD Congo. 24/06/2006..Photo © J.B. Russell

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A copper and cobalt mining operation being constructed by Ruashi Mining, a South African - Congolese joint venture, in the mineral rich province of Katanga. Control of the RD Congo's vast mineral resources has been one of the primary causes of its long conflict. During years of dictatorship and war, the country's riches have been pillaged with little benefit to the population. If the DRC's first multiparty elections in 40 years brings stability, foreign investment and revenu from mining could be the key to reconstructing the devastated country..Lubumbashi, RD Congo. 24/06/2006..Photo © J.B. Russell