DRC sits on $24 trillion in minerals | African Biographics

The Democratic Republic of Congo is widely considered to be the richest country in the world regarding natural resources; and its untapped deposits of raw minerals are estimated to be worth in excess of U.S. $24 trillion. This figure accounts only for the reserves not currently being mined, not including the many billions already being mined across the country. In addition to vast quantities of copper, diamonds, coal, tin and gold, the country also holds minerals that will be critical drivers of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, including the world’s largest reserves of cobalt and coltan and an estimated 1 million tons of lithium.