Provides 4,000 direct and 20,000 indirect jobs
Economic benefits for over 240,000 Congolese people
Investment in development projects
Over US$31 million in infrastructure, education, housing, and public facilities in the two areas - South Kivu and Maniema
Creation of the Banro Foundation which has built ten new schools and refurbished two others
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Indirect displacement of people due to the redirection of water sources
Direct displacement of people - a community in Katombwe was forced to move to make way for mining activities
Much of the profit leaves the DRC and goes to Canada
The large mines have caused smaller independent mines to close
Deforestation
The country becomes dependent on the TNC
The use of mercury in the process can be harmful to workers and water supply
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