Investors in mining projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) need to prioritise compliance with local mining laws and ensure community involvement and upliftment, panellists have said during a session at the virtual DRC Mining Week.
During the June 17 session, titled ‘How can existing and emerging players become/remain successful in the DRC?’, private equity group Amed Funds founding partner Rudolph de Bruin said anyone seeking to raise funds to start a project in the DRC would need to realise that although the country had a lot to offer in terms of abundant mineral resources, it was like no other jurisdiction in terms of its social environment, the law and infrastructure.