2006 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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The following lists events that happened during 2006 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- Anvil Mining of Australia bought the Kinsevere, Tshiufa and Nambulwa mines, north-west of Lubumbashi, Mining Company Katanga (MCK), controlled by Moïse Katumbi, governor of Katanga Province. MCK acquired the mines from Gécamines when it was privatized.[1][2] Anvil's board for several years included Katanga's former governor and presidential advisor Augustin Katumba Mwanke . Listed as (AVM) on the Australian (ASX) and Toronto stock exchanges (TSX), Anvil paid 61.3 million dollars for the mines.[1]
June 2006
[edit]Dan Gertler buys Tremalt for about $60 million.
July 2006
[edit]Nikanor plc's stock listed on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market. Initial public offering raises $400 million; capitalization reaches $1.5 billion. Beny Steinmetz owned 36%, Dan Gertler owned 15%.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Les Films de la Passerelle. "Moïse Katumbi: Foot, business & politique" (PDF). p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
- ^ CHUNGUZA ASSOCIATES S.A (February 2008). "A Report on an Investigation in Katanga".
- ^ Barry Sergeant (3 April 2007). "Nikanor's DRC mining contract quandary: Meet Dan the man, King of the Congo". Mine Web Insider. Archived from the original on 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2016-08-30.