The Forrest Group (also Groupe Forrest) is a Belgian mining conglomerate that was founded in 1922. As of 2018, the Forrest Group is active primarily in Central and East Africa.[1] It is owned by George Arthur Forrest, a Belgian entrepreneur of New Zealand descent.[1]
Early history
Malta Forrest launched l'Entreprise Générale Malta Forrest (EGMF), a transport company, in 1922, in Katanga Province in the south of the Belgian Congo.[2][3] In 1933, the company moved into mining gold, copper and manganese in the Kolwezi, Musonoi and Kasekelesa mines.[3] In 1951, the company undertook the mining and civil engineering works to open the Kisenge manganese mine.