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Bisie (Mpama North and South) mine

Bisie (Mpama North and South) mine, DR Congo. Producing, underground, mining tin.

Why Bisie (Mpama North and South) is famous

Eastern DR Congo's Bisie mine produced 18,576 t of tin in concentrate in 2025, a record, according to the International Tin Association's report of Alphamin's announcement.1,2,3

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Bisie (Mpama North and South) today

Where tin is mined todayMining in DR Congo

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An example ofGejiuBisie made a record 18,576 t of tin in 2025. Gejiu is China's Yunnan tin district.1An example ofUisTwo African tin mines: Bisie in DR Congo and Uis in Namibia.1

Sources

  1. Record annual production from Bisie despite turbulent year (21 Jan 2026) International Tin Association
  2. data/minerals/operations.csv Prospector Trails (internal)
  3. Bisie (Q4918176) Wikidata

From the Prospector Trails mining history dataset: each fact links to the source it was checked against. Figures are as the source gives them, in the money of their day. Not investment advice.

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