DRC natural resources press review of Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Reporting the fortieth meeting of the Troika strategic fiscal 2013 chaired by the Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo , the newspaper l'Avenir indicates that on raw materials, 29 August 2013 , the price of copper and cobalt declined . In fact, a ton of copper traded at $ 7,210.00 , against $ 7,340.0 a week before, a loss of 1.77% of its value . Ton cobalt stood at $ 28,665.00 , $ 29,106.00 against the previous week , showing a loss of 1.52% . In terms of petroleum products , the price of oil is rising in both markets , is $ 113.96 ( 3.64 % ) and 107.70 ( 3.06 %) respectively squares of London and New York. For agricultural products , the prices of major cereals are rising, and are located at $ 182.54 ( 0.56 %) for corn, $ 640.00 ( 0.91 %) for wheat and $ 527.39 ( 7.55 %) for soybeans. The tabloid reports that during the meeting there emerges a provisional deficit of the general Treasury account at August 30, 2013 , about 28.2 billion CDF CDF resulting revenue 270 800 000 000 (78% forecasts ) and expenditure of CDF 299 100 000 000 (75% performance ) . But this level of deficit should be absorbed in terms of revenue generated over the weekend , but not yet recorded.With regard to good governance in the mining sector, the biweekly Congo News announces deep upheaval in the administration of mines and technical services ( CEEC SAESCAM , CTCPM , CAMI CRGM ) . To this end , the paper said , the Ministry of Mines commissioned PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC ) audit the institutional and organizational framework of the mining sector. ( Editor's note Citing the technical services of the Ministry of Mines , the newspaper imprudently includes the Research Centre for Geological and Mining ( CRGM ) under the Ministry of Higher Education , University and Scientific Research Ministry and not Mines ) .On another issue , the Potentiel newspaper reports that in the commune of Limete Kingabwa the district has a potentially rich clay soil . This can be seen on the streets located along the bank of the Congo River. The artisanal mining are becoming a real industry. Once dug , the clay is sold to buyers who come from Angola and the Republic of Congo.