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Democratic Republic of the Congo cobalt and copper measures by production stage
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Estimated cobalt content in 2024 was about 28% higher than in 2023 and more than double the 2020 level.
Democratic Republic of the Congo cobalt and copper measures by production stage
Tonnes refer to cobalt or copper content. USGS uses reported exports for the rows marked accordingly. Its solvent-extraction and electrowinning entries repeat the same series at two production stages.
| Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobalt in mine concentrates | 2020 | 100,000 | USGS estimate | Source 1 |
| Cobalt in mine concentrates | 2021 | 118,000 | USGS estimate | Source 1 |
| Cobalt in mine concentrates | 2022 | 150,000 | USGS estimate | Source 1 |
| Cobalt in mine concentrates | 2023 | 176,000 | USGS estimate | Source 1 |
| Cobalt in mine concentrates | 2024 | 226,000 | USGS estimate | Source 1 |
| Copper in mine concentrates | 2020 | 240,618 | Production table | Source 1 |
| Copper in mine concentrates | 2021 | 345,717 | Production table | Source 1 |
| Copper in mine concentrates | 2022 | 584,279 | Production table | Source 1 |
| Copper in mine concentrates | 2023 | 759,735 | Production table | Source 1 |
| Copper in mine concentrates | 2024 | 441,805 | Production table | Source 1 |
| Copper in mine solvent extraction | 2020 | 1,325,600 | Reported exports | Source 1 |
| Copper in mine solvent extraction | 2021 | 1,428,975 | Reported exports | Source 1 |
| Copper in mine solvent extraction | 2022 | 1,890,359 | Reported exports | Source 1 |
| Copper in mine solvent extraction | 2023 | 2,167,714 | Reported exports | Source 1 |
| Copper in mine solvent extraction | 2024 | 2,551,608 | Reported exports | Source 1 |
| Copper in refinery leaching and electrowinning | 2020 | 1,325,600 | Reported exports, same series as mine solvent extraction | Source 1 |
| Copper in refinery leaching and electrowinning | 2021 | 1,428,975 | Reported exports, same series as mine solvent extraction | Source 1 |
| Copper in refinery leaching and electrowinning | 2022 | 1,890,359 | Reported exports, same series as mine solvent extraction | Source 1 |
| Copper in refinery leaching and electrowinning | 2023 | 2,167,714 | Reported exports, same series as mine solvent extraction | Source 1 |
| Copper in refinery leaching and electrowinning | 2024 | 2,551,608 | Reported exports, same series as mine solvent extraction | Source 1 |
| Copper in other primary refining | 2020 | 21,663 | Reported exports | Source 1 |
| Copper in other primary refining | 2021 | 26,691 | Reported exports | Source 1 |
| Copper in other primary refining | 2022 | 11,422 | Reported exports | Source 1 |
| Copper in other primary refining | 2023 | 6,319 | Reported exports | Source 1 |
| Copper in other primary refining | 2024 | 6,423 | Reported exports | Source 1 |
| Copper in primary smelting | 2020 | 119,059 | Reported exports | Source 1 |
| Copper in primary smelting | 2021 | 123,037 | Reported exports | Source 1 |
| Copper in primary smelting | 2022 | 157,017 | Reported exports | Source 1 |
| Copper in primary smelting | 2023 | 214,799 | Reported exports | Source 1 |
| Copper in primary smelting | 2024 | 157,743 | Reported exports | Source 1 |