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DR Congo tin exports to revive US sector

Emirati-controlled mining company Alphamin Resources said it had signed a two-year agreement to supply up to 3,600 metric tons of tin annually from its Bisie mine in conflict-hit eastern DR Congo to US metals firm Nathan Trotter.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 13, 2026, 2:21 PM UTC
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  • A Pentagon-backed smelter will produce the metal essential to the manufacture of radar and other military electronics.

Tin mined in DR Congo will be exported to the US as part of a broader partnership with Washington giving American companies preferential access to Kinshasa’s minerals.

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