UNCLASSIFIED
Democratic Republic of the Congo Mineral
Exploitation by Armed Groups & Other Entities
U.S. Department of State
hiu_info@state.gov
http://hiu.state.gov
H U M A N I TA R I A N INF O R MAT IO N UN IT
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Nia-Nia
Iruma
Mambasa
FRPI
Lenda
Lindi
Kandololo
Bafwasende
Morgan
Amalutu
Bafwabalinga
Bafwaboli
Orientale
Kisangani
Abakwasimbo
Beni
Manguredjipa
FARDC
Opienge
D E M O C R A T I C
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Butembo
Luc
Lubero
Angumu
Ubundu
Lake
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Nord-Kivu
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Bukavu
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Bena-Kamba
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Pene-Mende
Fizi
Kasongo
Lusangi
Tshofa
Kabao
Coltan
Wolframite
Gold
Kongolo
Mbulula
Sentery
KasaiOriental
Armed Groups & Other Entities
Sangua
Mai Mai
FDLR
Associated sub-group
FARDC
Katanga
Katea
Area of M23
Ebombo
presence
FNL
Associated sub-group
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Luk
Mamba
Katunga
National capital
International
boundary
Kisengwa
Provincial capital
Province boundary
Populated place
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Names and boundary representation not necessarily authoritative
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Lack of verifiable data makes it difficult, in
terms of what may be included in an
appropriate manner for an official
Department map, to confirm the location of
many mine sites; to establish which mines are
active and which are inactive at any given
time; and to comprehensively verify the
armed groups or other entities that are either
present at mines or have access to revenue
streams emanating from them.
These
conditions change frequently and were
complicated by heightened conflict in 2012,
in particular between the Congolese armed
forces (FARDC) and the M23 rebellion.
FARDC units and other state security forces
are deployed throughout the eastern
provinces. According to the Group of Experts
and other sources, some elements of the
state security forces continue to engage in
extortion or control of the mineral trade.
There are hundreds of mining sites in North
and South Kivu alone, nearly all of which are
artisanal mines (dug by hand with basic
tools), and the majority of which are very
small scale operations that operate
intermittently. Many of the mining sites in
eastern DRC are inaccessible to outsiders due
to remoteness, a lack of passable roads, and
the dangers stemming from the presence of
militia, undisciplined army troops, and
bandits. A comprehensive mapping study
that applies a consistent methodology within
a single timeframe to the entirety of DRC’s
conflict-affected eastern provinces and
adjacent countries has not been conducted.
As such, companies, trade associations,
governments, and other stakeholders
involved in the minerals trade should
continue to obtain additional data through
their own channels, as recommended in the
guidance on due diligence adopted by the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD) and cited by the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
TANZANIA
In light of the above, this map should not by
itself be considered a source of sufficient
information to serve as a substitute for the
exercise of effective due diligence on
companies’ supply chains.
Katompi
Nature reserve/national park
Kibandila
ika
Cassiterite
Lunea
Kilubi-Kibongo
any
Basanga
Mine Sites
Lulimba
Kabambare
Ta n g
Lubunda
Lake
Samba
Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Fiscal
Year 2010, Public Law 111-203, enacted on
July 21, 2010, states that “the Secretary of
State shall, in accordance with the
Nizi
recommendation of the United Nations
Lake
Group ofLemwa
Experts on the Democratic Republic
of the Congo in their December 2008
Kasenye
report—(i)
produce a map of mineral-rich
zones, trade routes, and areas under the
control of armed groups in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo (DRC) and adjoining
countries based on data from multiple
sources, including—(I) the United Nations
Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic
of the Congo; (II) the Government of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo, the
governments of adjoining countries, and the
governments of other Member States of the
United Nations; and (III) local and
international
nongovernmental
organizations.” This map was compiled by
the U.S. Department of State to submit to the
Committees on Appropriations, Foreign
Affairs, Ways and Means, and Financial
Services of the House of Representatives, and
the Committees on Appropriations, Foreign
Relations, Finance, and Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs of the Senate. The map is
based on information from the June and
November 2012 Group of Experts reports on
the DRC and ancillary sources. It focuses on
the exploitation of gold, cassiterite,
wolframite, and columbite-tantalite (coltan)
in the provinces of North Kivu and South
Kivu, and parts of Orientale, Maniema, and
Katanga provinces.
Activity that was
reported to have occurred in 2012 and could
be displayed on the map is included.
Previous iterations of this map were based on
2009 and 2010 studies completed by a
non-governmental
organization,
the
International Peace Information Service (IPIS),
and 2011 data from the United Nations
Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC
(MONUSCO). In the absence of new data
from these and other sources, and to improve
the availability, breadth, timeliness, and
quality of information, IPIS and the DRC
government
have
launched
a
capacity-building project focused on mine
site monitoring, data collection, and
mapping. Data collection has begun and
new information will be available in
mid-2013. The Department expects to draw
on these data for future iterations of this
map, and has consulted the DRC
government, the Group of Experts, and
MONUSCO regarding the current map.
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June 7, 2013 - U828 STATE (HIU)