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| See also: | Other events of 2006 History of the DRC | ||||
The following lists events that happened during 2006 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Incumbents
Events
- 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. Anvil's board for several years included Katanga's former governor and presidential advisor Augustin Katumba Mwanke [de]. Listed as (AVM) on the Australian (ASX) and Toronto stock exchanges (TSX), Anvil paid 61.3 million dollars for the mines.
June 2006
Dan Gertler buys Tremalt for about $60 million.
July 2006
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%.
References
- ^ 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.
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