Résumé : The report relates to the assessment of the Katanga mining sector. The specific objective is to define the conditions and modalitiesin which the development of the mining sector in Katanga can contribute to poverty reduction and to political and civil stability. An importantadditional objective is to identify approaches that can be useful for the development of the mining sector in DRC as a whole. Primary focus of the assessment is on industrial mines of the base metals: copper, cobalt, zinc, while small scale mining will also get attention. The study is mainly geared towards assessing the development perspectives for the sector, the conditions for management of the sector so that it contributes to sustainable development, to improvement of environmental governance, to poverty reduction and to peace