刚果民主共和国政府称,该国国有矿企与中国两家公司的合资工厂将在2015年年底前开始投产生产铜,双方在2009年签定了“矿产基础设施”协议。在该协议中,中国公司同意修建价值30亿美元的道路、铁路、学校以及医院,以此在双方合资的铜矿中拥有68%的股份。刚果政府负责相关事宜的官员表示,将在“今年秋季”开始生产铜,年生产率在50 000 t,预计将在未来20年内年产能提升到40万t。(长江有色金属网2015-05-22) The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo said the state-owned miners and joint ventures with two Chinese companies will start producing copper by the end of 2015 and both sides signed the “Mineral Infrastructure” agreement in 2009. Under the agreement, Chinese companies agreed to build a $ 3 billion road, railroad, school and hospital to own 68% of the joint-venture copper mine. Officials responsible for the Congolese government said it will begin producing copper “this autumn” at an annual production rate of 50,000 tons and is expected to raise its annual production capacity to 400,000 tons in the next 20 years. (Changjiang Nonferrous Metals Network 2015-05-22)