The project, which would become the European Union's only open-cast uranium mine if given the go-ahead, has faced local opposition since it was proposed.
The key US coal export hub of Hampton Roads, Virginia, has halted operations as damage to ships and infrastructure seem inevitable, analysts at Wood Mackenzie said Thursday.
Democratic Republic of Congo's revenues from its mining sector nearly tripled in the first half of 2018 over the same period last year to $864.61 million.