Dataset

Democratic Republic of the Congo mining permits

MiningDemocratic Republic of the CongoGlobal Forest Watch (GFW)

Dataset Objective

To show the boundaries and locations of mining activities allocated to companies by the Democratic Republic of the Congo government.

Context

This dataset provides the boundaries for mining permits in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

What is included

Data contains 7355 records of mining locations and names, permit code, concession type, the area shape, area length, resource, company name, status, the total area covered in hectares, districts, province, and global identification number in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Collection Methods

This dataset was obtained from the Ministry of Mines Mining Registry (CAMI).