Tenke Fungurume
One of the largest copper-cobalt operations in the world, central to global cobalt supply.
Key data
- Location
- Lualaba Province
- Stage
- Operating
- Status
- Operating
- Capacity
- Major copper and cobalt output; see operator disclosures
- CAPEX
- Pending verification
- Timeline
- Operating
- Owner
- CMOC Group
- Partners
- Pending verification
- Commodities
- Copper, Cobalt
- Value chain
- Copper to cathode
Related commodities
Copper
The core electrification metal. African supply is concentrated in the Central African Copperbelt across the DRC and Zambia.
Cobalt
Battery cathode input produced largely as a copper by-product in the DRC, which accounts for the majority of world mine supply.
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- Status
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- Capacity
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- Status
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- Capacity
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- Status
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Related news
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The DRC caps cobalt exports at 96,600 tonnes a year, while processing remains concentrated in China, according to Le Point.cd's review after the 23–25 September Trump–Xi meeting.
Copperbelt growth keeps running into the power question
Expansion plans in Lualaba and North-Western Province depend on firm electricity, placing hydropower rehabilitation and imports at the centre of copper strategy.
Lobito Corridor volumes become the metric to watch for Copperbelt exports
The Atlantic route shortens transit versus east coast alternatives; realised tonnage will determine its strategic weight.
Related intelligence
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Grade is not the constraint in the Central African Copperbelt. Firm electricity and export corridor capacity are.
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- CMOC Group
Tenke Fungurume Mining
Last verified 26 Aug 2026Partially verified
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