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The ''Société internationale forestière et minière du Congo'' (''Un autre regard sur Tervuren - Guide alternatif de l'exposition''
, Tony Busselen, International Action for Liberation, 26 mai 2005 However, after the 1960 independence of Congo and unrest in the region, company operations soon ceased. Forminière was the principal corporate supporter of the secessionist state of South Kasai and received concessions from its government in exchange for financial support.
Archive International Forestry and Mining Company of the Congo
Royal Museum for Central Africa History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Non-renewable resource companies established in 1913 Defunct companies of Belgium Mining companies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Defunct mining companies Belgian Congo Diamond mining companies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Gold mining companies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Silver mining companies 1913 establishments in the Belgian Congo Non-renewable resource companies disestablished in 1961 1961 disestablishments in the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) {{mining-company-stub
The ''Société internationale forestière et minière du Congo'' (French
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; literally the "International Forestry and Mining Company of the Congo"), known as Forminière, was a lumber and mining company in the Belgian Congo (modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo). Founded by Jean Jadot in 1906, the company began diamond mining in Kasai in 1913. At its height, Forminière was involved in gold and silver mining, cotton, palm and rubber cultivation, farming, sawmilling and even owned shops. The Belgian colonial state co-owned 50 percent of the company's capital, the rest being held largely by American shareholders.
For the length of its existence, from 1913 to 1961, Forminière had a monopoly on diamond production in Kasai.
Forminière and its rival, the Société minière de Beceka (Mibeka), later changed to "de Bakwanga" (MIBA), dominated the production of diamonds in the Belgian Congo. In 1959, Forminière's production of diamonds rose to 425,234 carats., Tony Busselen, International Action for Liberation, 26 mai 2005 However, after the 1960 independence of Congo and unrest in the region, company operations soon ceased. Forminière was the principal corporate supporter of the secessionist state of South Kasai and received concessions from its government in exchange for financial support.
See also
* Thomas Fortune Ryan * Societé Minière de Bakwanga *Diamang Diamang was a company exploiting diamond mines in Angola. Diamang was formed on 16 October 1917 by financial investors from Angola's then colonial master Portugal, and also from Belgium, United States, Great Britain and South Africa. The company was ...
(Angola)
* Union Minière du Haut Katanga (UMHK)
* South Kasai
References
Bibliography
* ''Forminière 1906-1956'', Brussels, Ed. L. Cuypers, 1956, 211p. * *Archive International Forestry and Mining Company of the Congo
Royal Museum for Central Africa History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Non-renewable resource companies established in 1913 Defunct companies of Belgium Mining companies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Defunct mining companies Belgian Congo Diamond mining companies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Gold mining companies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Silver mining companies 1913 establishments in the Belgian Congo Non-renewable resource companies disestablished in 1961 1961 disestablishments in the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) {{mining-company-stub