Congo president tours Morenci mine


Published on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 2:23 PM MST

His Excellency President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Joseph Kabila visited Freeport-McMoRan’s Phelps Dodge Morenci Mine on Tuesday.

President Kabila toured the mine and the company’s Process Tech-nology Center near Safford.

Kabila and a delegation from the Congo are scheduled to meet with President George W. Bush later this week.

Congo President Joseph Kabila

Freeport McMoRan is the managing shareholder in the Tenke Fungurume Project, which is building a copper and cobalt mine on a 600-square-mile site in the Congo.

Construction on the mine began in 2006 and should be in operation by late 2008. President Kabila requested to visit a copper mine operated by Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. while he was in the U.S.

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5 comment(s)

    Just Me wrote on Oct 27, 2007 6:21 AM:

    " and again..."us citizen" don't make an uneducated statement. Come here. You will see that these people have it hard, but they survive. And none of it has been caused by them. Research before you speak...better yet, don't speak "

    Just ME wrote on Oct 27, 2007 6:10 AM:

    " I am currently working for Tenke Fungurume Mining and I hope the visit helps us get the logistical support we need here. the person named "us citizen" has no idea what they are talking about. The people here are the kindest, most giving I've ever met. The war in the east is spurred from the Genocide in Rawanda in '94 and the Ugandan war. It has nothing to do with Kabila or the people here. So "us citizen" you need to shut up and come here so you can see how life really is. "

    LA Congolese wrote on Oct 26, 2007 5:02 PM:

    " Amazing. Kabila should be in Congo dealing with the massive killings in eastern Congo. He's such a coward, he's afraid of dealing with Nkunda and by extension Rwanda. People forget that he used to serve in the Rwandan Army.... Joseph Kabila only cares about making money for his supporters. He's done nothing for the Congo and the sad thing is that many people said this is what would happen if he got elected. Unfortunately, Congo has Kabila until 2011. "

    Fernando wrote on Oct 26, 2007 1:51 PM:

    " I Am glad President Kabila got the opportunity to visit the mine so that we could also take that example and improve the infrastructres surrounding the mines in Congo. We can only hope that the Tenke Furume project once it is completed will improve lives in the Congo. The congolese people have suffered enough and they now need to rise to development. "

    us citizen wrote on Oct 26, 2007 12:08 PM:

    " seems a little crazy to allow this visitation. dont people know what kind of terror goes on in the congo??? "

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