DR Congo ministry lists export-reference prices for five minerals
The 5–10 October sheet lists previous and current values for cobalt, copper, tantalum concentrate, germanium and tin. They are official export references.
A 7 October mercuriale published by the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ministry of Foreign Trade for the 5–10 October period lists previous and current export-reference values. Cobalt is shown at US$39,086.00 per tonne and then US$38,754.00; copper at US$14,649.30 and US$14,601.60 per tonne; and tantalum concentrate at US$28,365.61 and US$28,353.36 per tonne.
The same sheet lists germanium at US$12,335.75 per kilogram and then US$13,208.56, while tin is US$53,445.00 and then US$53,906.25 per tonne. These are the ministry’s export-reference values for the stated period. They should not be read as current global spot quotations or prices from completed transactions, and the sheet does not support generalising these figures to materials it does not list.
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Data table
DR Congo export-reference prices
Selected mineral prices compared in the ministry’s 5–10 October 2026 sheet; these are not transaction prices or global spot quotations.
DR Congo export-reference prices
Commodity
Previous reference price (USD per tonne or USD per kilogram)
Current reference price (USD per tonne or USD per kilogram)
Unit
Sheet period
Cobalt
39,086
38,754
USD per tonne
2026-10-05 to 2026-10-10
Copper
14,649.3
14,601.6
USD per tonne
2026-10-05 to 2026-10-10
Tantalum concentrate
28,365.61
28,353.36
USD per tonne
2026-10-05 to 2026-10-10
Germanium
12,335.75
13,208.56
USD per kilogram
2026-10-05 to 2026-10-10
Tin
53,445
53,906.25
USD per tonne
2026-10-05 to 2026-10-10
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Values were read from the ministry’s official mercuriale images. Each row preserves the sheet’s previous and current reference values; the unit is stated for each commodity.
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