This report is the result of  research carried out in Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as of September 2008 to October 2009 in Lubumbashi, Kolwezi,Likasi and Luisha. It consists of assessing China’s private and public mining investments in Katanga in terms of good governance in general and human rights in particular. As for the human rights the following points were analyzed, notably: child’s labor in mines and quarries, the protection of the environment, the social responsibility of the mining companies and the rights of workers employed by Chinese mining companies.