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The Société internationale forestière et minière du Congo (French; 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.

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  • The Société internationale forestière et minière du Congo (French; 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. 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. (en)
  • La Société internationale forestière et minière du Congo, ou Forminière, était une compagnie d'exploitation forestière et minière du Congo belge, créée par Jean Jadot en 1906, dont l'exploitation de diamant dans la province du Kasaï commence en 1913. La Forminière exploita des mines d'or, d'argent, et des cultures de coton, de palme, de cacao et caoutchouc, ainsi que des fermes, des scieries et des magasins.L'État colonial était copropriétaire à 50 % du capital de la société, le reste étant majoritairement détenu par des Américains. En 1959 sa production de diamants s'élevait à 425 234 carats. Elle a été dissoute en 1961. André Gide, dans Voyage au Congo, présente et critique sévèrement les méthodes employées par cette compagnie, en particulier son exploitation des populations indigènes, mises sous contraintes par la force et la violence, et sous-payées voire escroquées. (fr)
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  • The Société internationale forestière et minière du Congo (French; 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. (en)
  • La Société internationale forestière et minière du Congo, ou Forminière, était une compagnie d'exploitation forestière et minière du Congo belge, créée par Jean Jadot en 1906, dont l'exploitation de diamant dans la province du Kasaï commence en 1913. La Forminière exploita des mines d'or, d'argent, et des cultures de coton, de palme, de cacao et caoutchouc, ainsi que des fermes, des scieries et des magasins.L'État colonial était copropriétaire à 50 % du capital de la société, le reste étant majoritairement détenu par des Américains. En 1959 sa production de diamants s'élevait à 425 234 carats. (fr)
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  • Forminière (en)
  • Société internationale forestière et minière du Congo (fr)
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