Introduction to mining

We are in an era where cobalt from the Lualaba province, tantalum from Eastern Congo, tin, and tungsten are so sought after that mining is becoming a must for their valorization.In this introductory book on mining, we give the origin, history, evolution, and practices of mining in the world. From the open pit mines of Kamoto Oliveira Vigrule, Mashamba East, Nyoka to the underground mines of Kamoto, Kamoa, the theories and practices are the same.Mines that start with prospecting, followed by exploration, development, production, and finally rehabilitation, of course guided by the mining code of the Democratic Republic of Congo revised in 2018.The reclamation of rejections by hydraulic exploitation such as those of Kingyamabo, the dams of Mutanda, etc., are also of act