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FARDC(g-4)FARDC(g-4)

FARDC(g-9)

FARDC (g-2)

FARDC (g-6)

FARDC (g-1)

FARDC(g-4)

FARDC(g-4)

FARDC(g-2)

FARDC(g-1)

FARDC(g-12)

FARDC(c-1)

FARDC(c-1)

FARDC (g-2)

FARDC(c-2, c/g-2) FDLR (t-2)

FARDC(g-1, t-1,g/t-2)

FARDC (g-3)

FARDC (g-1)

FARDC(g-19)

FARDC(g-17)

FARDC(c-4, g-20,c/g-2)

Raia-Mutomboki (g-29)

Raia-Mutomboki/FARDC(g-1)

Raia-Mutomboki(c/t-2)

Raia-Mutomboki (g-1)

Raia-Mutomboki (g-1)

Raia-Mutomboki (g-3)

FARDC (c-2)Raia-Mutomboki(c-7, t-1, c/t-2)

FARDC ( c/t-12)Raia-Mutomboki(c-1, c/t-10)

Raia-Mutomboki (g-4)

NDC-RDG(g-11)

NDC-RDG (g-1)

Raia-Mutomboki (g-1)Raia-Mutomboki(c-4, g-2)

FDLR (c-1)

FARDC(g-14)

FARDC (g-2)

FARDC(g-1)

FARDC(g-1)

FARDC (g-20)FRPI/FARDC (g-15)

FARDC (g-21)Simba (g-5)Simba/FARDC (g-1)

NDC-RDG (g-4)FARDC (g-5. c/g-2)NDC-RDG/FARDC (g-1)

FARDC (g-2)Guardes Parc/FARDC (g-1)

FARDC/Guardes Parc(g-1)

FARDC(g-3)

FARDC(g-2)

FARDC(g-38)

FARDC(g-18)

Kifuafua(c-3)

Simba(g-4)

Simba(g-1, t-4,

g/t-4)

Simba(g-24,g/t-1)

Nyatura(t-1, g/t-2)

FARDC (g-9)FDLR (g-2)FARDC/NDC (g-3)FDLR/NDC (g-18)

Yakutumba (g-1)

Gomino(g-1)

FARDC (c-1, c/g-6)FDLR/FARDC (c/g-6)FARDC (c-1, c/g-6)FDLR/FARDC (c/g-6)

Luama-KatangaHunting

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MaikoNational

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ItombweNature

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VirungaNational

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VirungaNational

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Luama-KivuHunting Area

Tayna Nature

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Kahuzi-BiegaNational Park

RutshuruHunting

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Kisimba IkoboPrimate Nature

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OkapiWildlifeReserve

Maika-Penge

Ngayu

LakeTanganika

Lualaba

Luvua

LakeMweru

LacUpemba

LacKivu

LakeEdward

LakeAlbert

Rusizi

Lindi

Lindi

Aruwimi

Ituri Lenda

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Elila

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Walikale

Lukengo

Punia

Meshu

Bela

Mwenga

Uma

Mabukulu

Amamula

Genda-ya-Bayoro

Katanga

Koka

Makalado

Nenzi-Bolio

Kibila

Bafwangbe

Irumu

Niapu

Kirumbu

Pene-Aluta

Zongwe

Kikungu

Lulimba

Isango

Batama

Mutwanga

Maipunji

Etembo

Busekere

Iganda

KimanoDeuxieme

Mazomeno

Lukaba

Kongolo

Kama

Bunyakiri

KatshunguKamitonko

Bitule

Kayuyu

Kazoni

Kalemie

Malumba

Fizi

Lukuka

Babise

Andudu

Nalge

Kalima

Kabambare

Shabunda

Uvira

Makengere

Ikozi

Kikalaye

Kitutu

Aukumwana

Samputi

Babonde

Mambasa

Mukwaniama

Badudu

Hyosha

Matenda

Lubumba

Kahinga

Lubena

Atonza

Mantinti

Itebero

Pangi

Zacharia

Lubutu

Mahangi

Bigbulu

Paoni

Lubile

Banguru

Maganga

Pene-Nsote

Kasindi

Baruti

Otobo

Kayumba

Lunea

Beni

Limo

Kabunambo

Baita

Biasoko

Kakuku

Owenge

Adusa

Buziba

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Bafwaboli

Bafwagadi

Kingulube

Bafwagosa

Masisi

Kavumbwe

Katanda

Luvungi

Akokora

Kasese

Vube

Koki

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Kakwende

Lengwe

Mukuma

Nyunzu

Rugari

Boga

Nia-Nia

Mukundi-Umunda-Mufukwa

Kayembe

Muhala

Kikuku

Kampala

Rutshuru

Tshamaka

Musabaka

Bafwasende

Kamango

Ofai

Kondolole

Bombakita

Luyamba

Djitofu

KimanoPremiere

Kakaleka

Epini

Lybongambala Tumungu

SakeDonga

Fikiri

Mususu

Kaligila

Ibambi

Lumbula-Aluta

Apawanta

Nduye

Mukoloka

Kunanwa

Kikamba

Kabira

Lolwa

Makoka

Nzombe

Kalole

Opienge

Pene-Mende

Kabongola

Pene-Nsali

Abini

Kanonzi

Mokama

Kazigi

Madodo

Lutshimu

BakoroBakoro

Kanyobagonga

KisikyaLunguma

AsaligoIsiro

Azapane

Kuzi

Kilinda

Sange

Kikungula

Mayumba

Musofoi

Kungwe

Kasongo

Muzima

Mpala

Lusaka

Kiambi

BalangaMwenge

Kisabi

Luala

Pweto

Moba

Kipaila

Pepa

Kasungeshi

Malemba-Nkulu

MuyumbweMwepu-Kenkele

Mitwaba

Bukama

MwanzaKameshia

Musisa

Kilwa

LukonzolwaMabwe

Mwala

Luanza

SampweSaka

Kalombo

Kibanza

Kabumbulu

Mukana

Kifunge

Kikondja

Lusinga

Kabango

Misa

Samba

Kitentu

Tshopo

Nord-Kivu

Haut-Uélé

Ituri

Bas-Uélé

Maniema

Sud-Kivu

Haut-Katanga

Haut-Lomami

Tanganyika

Goma

Bujumbura

Kigali

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Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Fiscal Year 2010, Public Law 111-203, enacted on July 21, 2010, states that “the Secretary of State shall, in accordance with the recommendation of the United Nations Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo in their December 2008 report—(i) produce a map of mineral-rich zones, trade routes, and areas under the control of armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and adjoining countries based on data from multiple sources, including—(I) the United Nations Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo; (II) the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the governments of adjoining countries, and the governments of other Member States of the United Nations; and (III) local and international nongovernmental organizations.”

This map was compiled by the U.S. Department of State to submit to the Committees on Appropriations, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations, Foreign Relations, Finance, and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. The map focuses on exploitation of gold, cassiterite, wolframite, and columbite-tantalite (coltan) in the provinces of Nord-Kivu (North Kivu), Sud-Kivu (South Kivu), Ituri, Tanganyika, Haut-Lomani, and Haut-Katanga. The map is based on data from surveys conducted from February 2014 to November 2015 by a non-governmental organization, the International Peace Information Service (IPIS). IPIS and the DRC government launched a capacity building project in early 2013 focused on mine site monitoring, data collection, and mapping. The Department will continue to draw on data from this project for future iterations of this map, and has consulted the DRC government, the Group of Experts, and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) regarding the current map.

Recent and ongoing surveys of mines and mining operations in eastern DRC have greatly improved our understanding of the mining sector. In some areas, however, a lack of data makes it difficult to confirm the location of mine sites, whether they are operational or not, and whether armed groups are either present at mines or have access to revenue streams emanating from them. These conditions can change frequently as local armed groups and militias appear and disappear, as companies move in and out and as FARDC units and other state security forces are redeployed. According to the Group of Experts and other sources, some elements of the state security forces continue to engage in illegal extortion or control of the mineral trade.

There are hundreds of mining sites in North and South Kivu alone, nearly all of which are artisanal mines (dug by hand with basic tools), and the majority of which are very small scale operations that operate intermittently. Many of the mining sites in eastern DRC are inaccessible to outsiders due to remoteness, a lack of passable roads, and the dangers stemming from the presence of militia, undisciplined army troops, and bandits. A comprehensive mapping study that applies a consistent methodology within a single timeframe to the entirety of DRC’s conflict-affected eastern provinces and adjacent countries has not been conducted.

Companies, trade associations, governments, and other stakeholders involved in the minerals trade should thus continue to obtain additional data through their own channels, as recommended in the guidance on due diligence adopted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and cited by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

In light of the constraints listed above, this map should not by itself be considered a source of sufficient information to serve as a substitute for the exercise of effective due diligence on mineral supply chains.

Armed groups shown on map:

• FARDC: Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo• FDLR: Forces Démocratiques pour la Libération du Rwanda• FRPI: Front for Patriotic Resistance–Ituri • Gardes Parc• Kapopo: Mai Mai Kapopo• Kifuafua: Mai Mai Kifuafua• NDC: Nduma Defense of the Congo • NDC-RDG: NDC-Renouve de Guidon• Nyatura: Mai Mai Nyatura• Raia-Mutomboki • Simba: Mai Mai Simba • Gomino: Mai Mai Ngomino • UPCP: Union des Patriotes Congolais pour la Paix• Yakutumba: Mai Mai Yakutumba

1587 6-17 STATE (INR)Names and boundaries are not necessarily authoritative

National capitalProvincial capitalPopulated placeInternational boundaryAdministrative boundaryRoadsProtected areas

Mine sites with armed groupsGold (g)

Cassiterite (c)

Coltan (t)Wolframite (w)

Mine sites without armed groups

Armed group name

Numbers following letters refer to the number of individual mines associated with each site(Example shows 2 gold mines)

Represents mine where both minerals are found in one site (Example shows gold and Coltan are in the same mine)

Colored symbols inside circled areas are controlled by armed group(s) highlighted in red text

Sources: International Peace Information Service (IPIS) World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA), Natural Earth

Presence at Mine Sites of Armed Groups and Other Entities in the Democratic Republic of the CongoFebruary 2014 to November 2015

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DEMOCRATICREPUBLIC OFTHE CONGO

OFFICE OF THE GEOGRAPHER AND GLOBAL ISSUESU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE