[miningmx.com] – THE Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) should keep to its pledge to improve transparency by disclosing the terms of a mining transaction with Glencore, said Bloomberg News citing the Carter Center.
“The government should publish the terms of the Kawama deal and all other outstanding natural resource contracts,’ said Phyllis Cox, the Carter Center’s field office director in the DRC. She was referring to the sale of mineral rights by the DRC’s Gecamines to Mutanda Mining, a Glencore subsidiary.
It should “reassure the public that this and similar transactions are carried out in a transparent manner that safeguards the public interest,’ Cox said.
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