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Gécamines

  • Mining
  • Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)

  • La Générale des Carrières et des Mines is a Congolese commodity trading and mining company headquartered in Lubumbashi, in the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Transition Minerals ? The company is being tracked on our Transition Minerals Tracker for human rights allegations linked to one or more of the following minerals: bauxite, cobalt, copper, lithium, manganese, nickel and zinc

ICMM Member ? Whether a company is a member of the International Council on Mining & Metals (ICMM)

EITI Supporter ? Whether the company is a supporter of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

IRMA Member ? Whether a company is a member of the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA)

VPI Member ? Established in 2000, the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights are a set of principles designed to guide companies in maintaining the safety and security of their operations within an operating framework that ensures respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Transition Minerals Tracker

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