In September 2007 from DRC justice minister Georges Minsay Booka directed Gécamines to take note that Akam Mining had no stake in the property.

[6] In 2016, Och-Ziff agreed to pay a $412 million settlement as restitution for passing along bribes from Gertler.

[7] This case precipitated a similar bribery complaint, made public in 2019, from Africo investors against Och-Ziff.

[13] The Kalukundi mine is directly contiguous to the Kii, Mashitu, and Pangalume resources, which are held by La Congolaise de Mines et de Développement (Comide), a company also majority owned by the Eurasian Resources Group.

Ore would be extracted by a contractor using conventional open pit selective exploitation, with multiple pits and multiple cut-back to ensure a steady supply of ore. A revised study was commissioned in June 2011 to investigate a 50% higher rate of ore production, and to take into account the much higher metal prices.