Glencore: incidents and fatalities not linked to Kamoto Copper Company operations or activities in Kolwezi, DRC

Glencore: incidents and fatalities not linked to Kamoto Copper Company operations or activities in Kolwezi, DRC

(PRESS RELEASE) BAAR, 28-Jun-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Glencore‘s subsidiary Kamoto Copper Company (KCC) is not connected to the incidents and the fatalities of illegal artisanal miners across its industrial mining concessions in the Kolwezi area, Democratic Republic of the Congo. On a daily basis, Glencore’s company in Kolwezi has seen on an average 2,000 illegal artisanal miners present across its industrial mining concessions in the area posing a significant risk to KCC employees, operating equipment and the illegal artisanal miners themselves.

Unfortunately and tragically there are reports of 19 fatalities confirmed with possible further unconfirmed fatalities. Two of the galleries, those illegal artisanal miners were working in on benches overlooking the extraction area, caved in.

While Kamoto Copper Company (KCC) is fully committed to and engaged with the search and rescue operations with the local authorities, those incidents are not linked to its operations or activities.

The company, Kamoto Copper Company (KCC), calls on all illegal miners to cease from putting their lives at risk by trespassing on its industrial site. KCC is doing its best to keep the communities informed of the dangers involved with illegal trespassing on major industrial concessions.

Kamoto Copper Company (KCC) considers the safety and security of its employees, contractors and host communities to be of a paramount importance and the company will make every possible effort and take all possible measures to guarantee their safety and will continue to be engaged with all relevant stakeholders.

Kamoto Copper Company (KCC) is fully committed to acting responsibly in a manner that respects human rights and in compliance with its commitments to the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights.

KCC’s production is not impacted by the incident.

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SOURCE: Glencore