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The first phase of the project adopted the combined “ flotation enrichment + pyrometallurgy” process , with an expected annual production of 50,000 tonnes of copper.  The second phase of the project, for its part, concerned the recycling of the company's copper and cobalt in March 2018.  Trial production took place on December 26, 2018.  The first batch of copper cathode was produced on April 15, 2019, and the production reached the standard in September 2019.  The total investment in Phase II is approximately $210 million, with planned annual production of 40,000 tonnes of copper and 1,500 tonnes of cobalt.

It is worth remembering that COMMUS is a subsidiary of Zijin, a well-listed group on the stock exchange whose projects are spread across 14 provinces and regions of China.  This group specializes in the production of gold, copper, zinc and silver among the top three in China.  This mining company currently has an annual production capacity of approximately 120,000 tonnes of copper and 1,500 tonnes of cobalt.

According to the executives of this company, Compagnie Minière de Musonoïe Global SAS always attaches great importance to the health and safety of employees.  On the environmental side, after several years of efforts, the total area of ​​green plants planted on the embankments of the basin and embankments is approximately 400,000 square meters and in the factory and the residence area, the coverage rate of the areas green has exceeded 90% and the total area is about 100,000 square meters.  Concerning the management of agents, thanks to training and evaluation, a group of Congolese executives were promoted and improved each year.

All of the company's business licenses are fully compliant, strictly comply with the Mining Code, Mining Regulations, Labor Code and other regulations, and consciously practice international business ethics, such as prohibiting the hiring of children.  At the same time, the company fully respects the fundamental rights, customs, religious beliefs of Congolese employees.  According to the Human Resources Director of this company, Polydore Kibondo, the company has contributed more than 12,680,000 USD on a social level.  This social contribution concerns, among other things, the construction of a pumping station for the town of Kolwezi, the construction of civil water wells and support installations, the repair and regular and free maintenance of the water supply system. civil water, free emergency repair of the civil electrification network.

In terms of electricity, according to the same source, COMMUS Sas intervened in improving the energy supply in Kolwezi, by providing the Government with the necessary equipment to arrange the supply conditions.

We also note one-off social assistance donations such as donations for the victims of Goma, an adequate financial donation against Covid-19, as well as interventions in terms of school fees for certain children from poor families in the city of Kolwezi and surrounding areas.