- Business
- CMOC Group Limited engages in the mining, beneficiation, smelting, refining, and trading of base and rare metals worldwide. The company produces copper and cobalt from its Tenke Fungurume (TFM) and Kisanfu (KFM) mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo; molybdenum and tungsten from operations in China; niobium and phosphate fertilizers from assets in Brazil; and refined metals including intermediate and final composite products essential for new energy applications and industrial uses. Founded in 1969 and headquartered north of Yihe, Huamei Shan Road, Luanchuan, Luoyang, Henan Province, China, CMOC operates across Asia, Africa, South America, Oceania, and Europe, serving global markets through an integrated mining-plus-trading model that encompasses exploration, extraction, processing, procurement, warehousing, logistics, and sales. Recent developments include the completion of its $1.08 billion KFM copper mine expansion project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, approved in October 2025 with Phase 2 launch targeted for 2027 to add 100,000 metric tons of annual copper output capacity; the June 2025 acquisition of 100% equity in Ecuador's Cangrejos Gold Project, marking entry into gold production; and the earlier 2025 purchase of Canada's Lumina Gold, alongside ongoing pursuit of additional merger and acquisition opportunities in Africa and South America for copper, gold, molybdenum, and tungsten assets.