RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:Congo ruling coalition wins legislative majority,And they'll be permitting for the next 20 years. If they ever do get their permits, people will figure out why they're really not being developed.
The third world taxes mining highly, because the first world has been picked over. There will be discoveries in mature jurisdictions, but they will be rarer. The mining companies are forced to go to underdeveloped nations which have been relatively unexplored, and are forced to accept high taxes. Terms almost always deteriorate after money is sunk on projects. There are no legal protections, really. It's an inescapable black hole for the mining companies. Better to be in another business.