The Republic of the Congo has launched the PC2G-RDC, a national mapping campaign aimed at creating a detailed map of its territory. The initiative is funded by the Mining Fund for Future Generations (FOMIN), established in 2018 under the country’s Mining Code. The FOMIN was created to generate material and financial wealth to benefit future generations after mineral resources are exhausted. Its goals include funding geological research through the National Geological Service (SGN-C), investing in sustainable development, local production, and economic diversification. The fund receives its resources from a portion of the mining royalty—initially set at 10%—and from returns on its investments. Between 2018 and 2021, the collected funds were kept in a sealed account managed by the Mining Cadastre (CAMI) until the FOMIN’s leadership was formally established. According to the Initiative for Transparency in the Extractives Industries (ITIE-RDC), 68 million USD were collected during that time, with 30 million USD transferred to the FOMIN and the remaining 38 million USD still unaccounted for. The FOMIN did not provide detailed explanations for these amounts or the reasons behind their transfer. The institution began organizing itself in December 2021, appointing its first leaders and setting up its financial systems and collection mechanisms. In 2023, a reform changed the FOMIN’s focus and increased transparency requirements. The same year, its share of the mining royalty was reduced from 10% to 8%. A 2025 study by the Centre de recherche en finances publiques et développement local (CREFDL) found that the FOMIN collected 857 million USD between 2020 and 2025, and allocated 441 million USD to 11 projects and programs, leaving about 415 million USD unused during that period. This amount represents the remaining savings but is not an official statement of the fund’s total assets. The FOMIN’s first major project involves mineral research, including funding a program assigned to the Spanish company Xcalibur Multiphysics Group SL, with a contract dating back to 2017. The FOMIN’s role in financing this program became clearer starting in 2022. In 2025, Faustin Biringanine Mbashamulume, then general director of the FOMIN, said the operation involved a commitment of 60 million USD, of which 24 million USD had been spent. Initial work included gathering and analyzing satellite images before starting geophysical surveys. The new PC2G-RDC program builds on these efforts, following the signing of a second contract with Xcalibur in January of this year for 297.87 million USD. The FOMIN is also beginning to use its resources as an investment tool. In November 2024, it acquired a 30% stake in DRC Gold Trading, alongside the Congolese government (55%) and Gécamines (15%), after a foreign partner left what was then called Primera Gold. A similar approach is seen in the ADEX RDC project, approved by the government in May 2026 and formalized through an agreement between the FOMIN and ADEX Platform AG. The future company will be equally owned by the two partners and aims to modernize and locally value the diamond industry. Despite its operational expansion, the FOMIN’s effectiveness remains a concern. According to the CREFDL’s analysis of 2020–2025, budget documents do not show all the funding provided by the FOMIN, and a gap of over 431 million USD exists between the investment costs reported to the National Assembly and those recorded in the financial statements. The organization also questions the purpose of certain financings and the conditions under which they were decided. The Congolese NGO Afrewatch highlights the lack of investment rules and formal procedures until 2025, as well as the absence of public information on funded contracts, participations, and financial statements. These issues point to a significant challenge: to fulfill its role as an intergenerational savings fund, the FOMIN must not only collect resources but also ensure they are preserved and used productively. Afrewatch recommends regular publication of revenues, expenditures, and audit reports, while the CREFDL calls for parliamentary oversight to assess the impact of investments on local communities.