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2008 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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2008
in
the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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See also:Other events of 2008
History of the DRC

The following lists events that happened during 2008 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Incumbents

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Events

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January

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Katanga Mining acquires Nikanor plc for $452 million.[1]

February

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  • Findings of the mining contract review announced.[2]

May

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Cobalt production operations resume at Katanga Mining's Luilu Metallurgical Plant after an extensive restoration program.[4]

November

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Katanga Mining announced temporary suspension of mining and ore processing at the Kolwezi concentrator due to the depressed price of cobalt.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Katanga Mining. "History: Katanga Milestones". Archived from the original on 2012-01-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Katanga Mining. "History: DRC Milestones". Archived from the original on 2012-01-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Christy Van Der Merwe (February 7, 2007). "CAMEC, Prairie restart operations at DRC mine". Mining Weekly.
  4. ^ "Katanga Project Update". August 12, 2008. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013.
  5. ^ "Kolwezi Concentrator Update" (PDF). Katanga Mining. November 21, 2008. Retrieved 2011-11-06.