New Details Emerge on China Moly-Gécamines Mining Settlement in the DR Congo

More information is coming to light about Tuesday’s surprise announcement that the court case in the DR Congo against Chinese mining major China Molybdenum has been suspended.

The Chinese company, also known as CMOC or China Moly, published an unusually detailed statement on Wednesday that laid out its position regarding the legal case filed last December by the DRC’s state-owned miner Gécamines.

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