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Slaves Captured
As early as the 1500s, slaves were captured an brought to the DRC, and the use of slave labor has not come to an end, even by 2017. -
Cobalt Mining Begins
Cobalt mining goes way back to the 1600s, and it began in Africa where there is a mass amount of cobalt mines. -
Second War in the DRC
War caused many minerals, including cobalt, to be destroyed amidst a war zone. -
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Environmental Impacts
Resource extraction has many impacts on the cultural and environmental diversity of the DRC; it is difficult to quantify the environmental degradation of the country, which is unstable and difficult for researchers to enter. -
Mining Resumes
After three years of war, mining begins again in the DRC. -
Mining Company in China Builds Cobalt Mine in DRC
China's largest cobalt company, Zhejiang Huayou, built a cobalt mine in the DRC for a large price of three hundred and fifty million dollars. -
China Railway
China Railway Group says it plans to set up a joint venture to invest in a $2.9 billion copper and cobalt mining project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). -
Loan for Debt Relief
In 2009 the DRC signed a loan contract with the World Bank's IMF for $12 billion debt relief to begin in 2010. -
Foreign Involvement
In 2011, at least twenty-five international mining companies were active in the DRC -
DRC Initiative
In 2013 the government of the DRC started an initiative in which mining companies were given three months in which to stop exporting unrefined cobalt and copper and stop exporting the minerals. ... Cobalt is also mined in Central African Republic and Zambia.
