KIBALI, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
The KCD open pit gold mine at the Kibali mining site in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo
The KCD open pit gold mine at the Kibali mining site in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, May 1, 2014. The $2.5 billion gold mine, a joint venture between Randgold, AngloGold Ashanti and Congo's state gold miner Sokimo, poured its first gold in September 2013 and has the potential to become one of the biggest in the world, transforming the economy of this forgotten corner of one of the world's poorest and most conflict ridden countries. Picture taken May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Pete Jones (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: BUSINESS COMMODITIES)