US Envoy Sees Alphamin Reopening Congo Tin Mine as Rebels Depart

Alphamin Resources Corp. could soon resume operations at one of the world’s biggest tin mines located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after Rwanda-backed rebels withdrew from the area, a top US official said.

“We hope that the company will resume or make some announcement soon with regards to resuming their operations,” Massad Boulos, President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for Africa, told reporters Tuesday in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. “We definitely encourage them to resume their operations.”

Toronto-listed Alphamin halted mining last month at its Bisie mine to protect its employees as M23 rebels neared the ...