Congo gives cobalt miners until end-April to use 2025 export quotas

Published: Apr 2, 2026 19:34

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Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining regulator has said that miners must use all unfulfilled fourth-quarter 2025 export quotas by April 30, warning that any unused volumes after that will be forfeited and reallocated to a strategic reserve.
Quotas for the first quarter of 2026 can be shipped until June 30, alongside those for the second quarter, ARECOMS said, confirming total quotas allocated for 2026 remain valid.
ARECOMS chair, Patrick Luabeya said in a statement signed on Monday but issued on Tuesday that the measures, including the withdrawal of quotas for non‑compliance, “enter into force on March 31, 2026”.

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