It is January 1st, 1967 that was born the General Congolese of Ores, the most often named GECOMIN. Beginning all recent therefore and yet, this birth composes a page of history of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Important page, because she/it relates a determining mutation, the one that gave to the nation the means of his/her/its real independence, the economic independence.

This mutation operated itself by the volontée of the Congolese people, expressed by his/her/its President, Lieutenant General-Joseph Wanted Mobutu. Difficult birth however because the circumstances were hardly favorable and the éceuils was multiple. The stop of the sales and therefore the absence of returns, the cut of the lines of provision and some auxiliary services was the main of it. The cape had passed nevertheless: the operation survival was led with success, grace probably to the determination of each to fight jointly. Within the Gecomin, workers, technicians, engineers and leaders shared a same will of fight. They succeeded in maintaining the production to his/her/its normal level thanks to a freely agreed discipline and to their fierce labor. It was from then on possible to believe in the future. we believed there. With reason.

The signature of a technical cooperation convention with the General Society of Ores, February 15, 1967, permitted to bring a solution to our big problems. The immediate effects of this cooperation were the resumption of the sales and stores, the working of the auxiliary services and the stabilization to the level wanted of the strength of the foreign technicians. This cooperation didn't stop consolidating itself/themselves since then.

Certainly, there were thereafter in 1967 a lot of other difficulties to surmount. It is necessary to remember the messes that resulted from the revolt of the mercenaries especially and that threatened the very existence of our young society. The danger was separated but it left from it bruised.

Re-established quickly, the Gecomin not only succeeds in making in 1968 one year of correction, but she accomplishes that year the performance to reach a concrete stage of the development of his/her/its production capacity. 1969 will have seen this process intensifying, in the more scientific scheduling line.
Thus, the clairvoyance and the team spirit of our leaders, the faith and the dynamism that enliven our staff, foreign as much that Congolese, are as many factors that open the largest perspectives. Especially encouraging perspectives than they are located in this political stability climate that characterizes Congo of today.

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