Congo not having major diesel supply problems, says Ivanhoe Mines Founder

Ivanhoe Mines

21/04/2026 14:20

LONDON, April 21 (Reuters) - Copper producer the Democratic Republic of Congo is not having severe diesel supply problems because of the Iran war, Ivanhoe Mines founder Robert Friedland said on Tuesday when asked at the FT Commodities Global Summit about the impact of diesel shortages on mining operations.

 (Reporting by Polina Devitt
Editing by David Goodman)

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