The Kambove mines (French: Société minière de Kababancola) are a group of active or abandoned copper mines near Kambove in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
They were originally established by the Union Minière du Haut-Katanga under Belgian rule.
[4] KMC gained the rights to mines, facilities and concentrators at Kambove and Kakanda.
KMC made relatively low investment in these properties, continuing to operate the already-functioning Kamoya Mine but not opening the others.
[3] In March 2002 the DRC authorities took back control of the Kambove concentrator from Tremalt following a complaint by the manager of KMC against Gecamines at the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes.