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Le ministre des Mines, Louis Watum, a indiqué que le Service géologique national et l’appui technique de Xcalibur permettraient de concentrer les travaux sur le Kongo Central, le Kwango, le Kwilu et le Grand Kasaï, dans la continuité des travaux du Grand Katanga.","La projection technique présentée par le ministre prévoit une couverture géoscientifique de 46,1 %, contre 22,27 %. Il s’agit d’un objectif de couverture des connaissances, et non de la proportion du territoire contenant des gisements. Watum a aussi précisé qu’une anomalie géophysique ne démontre pas à elle seule un gisement : elle doit être interprétée et, si nécessaire, confirmée sur le terrain."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"CD","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"التغطية الحالية والهدف الفني اللذان أعلنهما الوزير.","de":"Vom Minister genannte aktuelle Abdeckung und technisches Ziel.","en":"Current coverage and technical target stated by the minister.","es":"Cobertura actual y objetivo técnico anunciados por el ministro.","fr":"Couverture actuelle et objectif technique annoncés par le ministre.","pt":"Cobertura atual e meta técnica anunciadas pelo ministro.","tr":"Bakanın açıkladığı mevcut kapsam ve teknik hedef."},"id":"geoscientific-coverage","items":[{"basis":"observed","label":{"ar":"التغطية الحالية المعلنة","de":"Gemeldete aktuelle Abdeckung","en":"Reported current coverage","es":"Cobertura actual comunicada","fr":"Couverture actuelle annoncée","pt":"Cobertura atual informada","tr":"Açıklanan mevcut kapsam"},"measure":{"aggregation":"stock","frequency":"irregular","geography":"democratic-republic-of-the-congo","id":"drc-geoscientific-coverage-reported","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"percent"},"period":"2026-10-05","unit":"percent","value":22.27},{"basis":"target","label":{"ar":"هدف التغطية الفني","de":"Technisches Abdeckungsziel","en":"Technical coverage target","es":"Objetivo técnico de cobertura","fr":"Objectif technique de couverture","pt":"Meta técnica de cobertura","tr":"Teknik kapsam hedefi"},"measure":{"aggregation":"stock","frequency":"irregular","geography":"democratic-republic-of-the-congo","id":"drc-geoscientific-coverage-target","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"percent"},"period":"2026-10-05","unit":"percent","value":46.1}],"methodology":{"ar":"تسجل نسب بيان 5 أكتوبر. ولا يقيس الهدف مساحة الرواسب المكتشفة أو المسح المنجز.","de":"Prozentwerte aus der Erklärung vom 5. 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Hedef, keşfedilmiş yatak alanını veya tamamlanmış araştırmayı göstermez."},"sourceUrls":["https://acp.cd/economie/lancement-du-projet-national-de-cartographie-geophysique-aeroportee-et-geologique-de-la-rdc/"],"title":{"ar":"التغطية الجيوعلمية","de":"Geowissenschaftliche Abdeckung","en":"Geoscientific coverage","es":"Cobertura geocientífica","fr":"Couverture géoscientifique","pt":"Cobertura geocientífica","tr":"Jeobilimsel bilgi kapsamı"},"type":"metrics","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T08:49:30Z"}],"version":1},"data_downloads":[{"formats":{"csv":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/drc-launches-airborne-geophysical-mapping-program/data/geoscientific-coverage?lang=fr&format=csv","json":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/drc-launches-airborne-geophysical-mapping-program/data/geoscientific-coverage?lang=fr&format=json"},"id":"geoscientific-coverage"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"editorial_illustration":{"alt":"Illustration conceptuelle de l’économie mondiale et des échanges commerciaux.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-economy","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"fr","scope":"topic","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"event_id":"event-480b7c81-4197-5b6d-8b71-7fe87cf49d79","event_period":"2026-10-05","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","id":"drc-launches-airborne-geophysical-mapping-program","image":null,"importance":0.6,"language":"fr","modified_at":"2026-10-07T12:59:35+00:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","published_at":"2026-10-07T12:59:35+00:00","reading_minutes":1,"region":"world","section_illustration":{"alt":"Illustration conceptuelle de l’économie mondiale et des échanges commerciaux.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-economy","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"fr","scope":"section","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/economy-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"slug":"drc-launches-airborne-geophysical-mapping-program","sources":[{"checkedAt":"2026-10-07","name":"Agence Congolaise de Presse — ministerial launch statement","publishedAt":"2026-10-05","url":"https://acp.cd/economie/lancement-du-projet-national-de-cartographie-geophysique-aeroportee-et-geologique-de-la-rdc/"}],"summary":"La campagne aérienne lancée le 5 octobre vise à porter la couverture géoscientifique de 22,27 % à 46,1 %, sans mesurer la superficie contenant des gisements.","text":"La campagne aérienne lancée le 5 octobre vise à porter la couverture géoscientifique de 22,27 % à 46,1 %, sans mesurer la superficie contenant des gisements.\n\nLa République démocratique du Congo a lancé une campagne nationale de cartographie géophysique aéroportée et géologique à l’aéroport de Ndolo, à Kinshasa, le 5 octobre 2026. 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