List of events
The following lists events that happened during 2006 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Events
- Anvil Mining of Australia bought the Kinsevere, Tshiufa and Nambulwa mines, north-west of Lubumbashi, Mining Company Katanga (MCK), controlled by Moïse Katumbi, governor of Katanga Province. MCK acquired the mines from Gécamines when it was privatized.[1][2] Anvil's board for several years included Katanga's former governor and presidential advisor Augustin Katumba Mwanke [de]. Listed as (AVM) on the Australian (ASX) and Toronto stock exchanges (TSX), Anvil paid 61.3 million dollars for the mines.[1]
June 2006
Dan Gertler buys Tremalt for about $60 million.
July 2006
Nikanor plc's stock listed on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market. Initial public offering raises $400 million; capitalization reaches $1.5 billion. Beny Steinmetz owned 36%, Dan Gertler owned 15%.[3]