Tenke Fungurume and Kisanfu (CMOC): a cobalt operation in DR Congo
Tenke Fungurume and Kisanfu (CMOC) is a pair of copper-cobalt mines producing cobalt in Lualaba Province, DR Congo, operated by CMOC. The sources report 117,549 tonnes of cobalt (CMOC group total) for CY2025; the basis is group total, not split by mine. The sources do not give a whole-operation figure in cobalt content that can be compared with world output, so no share is computed.
Who owns and operates it?
| Owner | Interest | As of |
|---|---|---|
| CMOC | — | 31 December 2025 |
| Gécamines | — | 31 December 2025 |
| CATL | — | 28 October 2024 |
How much does it produce?
| Period | Output | Basis | Where in the source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CY2025 | 117,549 tonnes of cobalt (CMOC group total) | group total, not split by mine | printed p.22 (PDF p.23), '2025 Business Review of Each Metal Segment' table · CMOC Group Limited |
| CY2024 | 114,165 tonnes, line item 'Cobalt metal' (CMOC Group total) | as reported by operator | printed p.22 (PDF p.23) · CMOC Group Limited |
Status: operating in CY2025.
- CMOC reports one cobalt figure for the whole group and does not split it between the two mines. The table it comes from is headed 'production volume, physical trading volume', and the report does not say whether the figure includes purchased material or products from Huayue Nickel Cobalt, in which CMOC holds 30% (listed separately on this site). The form of the cobalt is not stated, so no share of world output is computed.
- DR Congo suspended cobalt exports on 21 February 2025 and set export quotas from 16 October 2025 (USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026), so reported cobalt output in 2025 reflects policy as well as capacity.
How does it compare?
Other cobalt operations on this site: Kamoto Copper Company (KCC), Mutanda, Huayue Nickel Cobalt, Ramu nickel-cobalt, Moa joint venture, Murrin Murrin. In DR Congo: Kamoto Copper Company (KCC), Mutanda. See where cobalt comes from for the country totals, the country page for DR Congo, and CMOC for its other operations here.
Sources
- CMOC Group Limited: 2025 Annual Report (annual report (HKEX filing, FY2025 (calendar)). Opened 3 November 2026; used: printed pp.3, 5, 20, 22, 23, 31, 44, 54, 60, 249, 275, 277, 278, 298 (PDF page = printed + 1).
- U.S. Geological Survey: Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026: Cobalt (government statistical summary, 2025 (world and country mine production)). Opened 3 November 2026; used: world and country mine production table.
Method and limits
- Reported, not estimated. Output is the figure the operator or owner published, in the unit it used. This site does not estimate output where none is published.
- Shares. A share divides output in cobalt content by the USGS world or country total for 2025. Where the operator's year is a fiscal year or the unit is a concentrate or a carbonate equivalent, the share is approximate or not given.
- Whole operation or owner's share. The basis column says which. A joint venture's output is never counted twice.
- Partial list. Only operations with a published figure are listed, so the rank is among those on this site, not among every cobalt mine. Shares of a country's output mix periods and bases, so treat them as indicative.
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