Africa’s Largest Gold Mine Probes Significant New Discoveries
WEB18 hours ago · Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo – Very significant near-mine discoveries within trucking distance of the plant are poised to keep growing Kibali, Africa’s largest gold mine, well into the future, says Barrick president and …
In Congo, Peace Means a Halt to ‘Brutal, Illegal Mining’
WEBMar 7, 2024 · Groups that run small artisanal gold mines sell their metal to smugglers who move it to the capitals of Burundi or Uganda for sale onward, often to buyers in the United Arab Emirates, according to recent years’ reporting by United Nations experts, Interpol and multiple investigations by news organizations.
Congo miners step towards sustainable gold production - UNEP
WEBThe Republic of the Congo moves to reduce mercury pollution from its artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector. $10.5-million initiative will promote technical solutions, access to markets and finance for artisanal gold miners. Mercury pollution poses significant risks to human and environmental health.
Small-scale gold miners in DRC challenge the view that they can’t …
WEBFeb 23, 2022 · In the late 2000s, artisanal and small scale gold miners in Kamituga noticed a decrease in the quality of the extracted ore. In response, in November 2011, a Congolese trader brought three...
Barrick - Operations - Kibali
WEBJul 22, 2024 · The Kibali gold mine is located in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), approximately 220 kilometres east of the capital of the Haut Uele province, Isiro, 150 kilometres west of the Ugandan border town of Arua and 1,800 kilometres from the Kenyan port of Mombasa.
How large miners and states stifle local capital and innovation in DR Congo
WEBApr 12, 2021 · Of the estimated $265 million in artisanal gold South Kivu produced in 2020, our research in Kamituga has shown that artisanal and small-scale Congolese miners and traders captured between 90%...
The Dark Side of Congo’s Cobalt Rush - The New Yorker
WEBMay 24, 2021 · The Congolese government revealed that a mining permit had been granted to Congo Dongfang, which would remove the topsoil and then wall off what had once been the neighborhood.
Conflict Minerals: - U.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO)
WEB1 day ago · The trade of gold, tantalum, tin, and tungsten helps finance violent conflict in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. To reduce revenue to armed groups profiting from this trade, Congress directed the Securities and Exchange Commission to require companies using these conflict minerals to disclose their origins.
US Conflict Minerals Law Not Reducing War in Congo, GAO Says
WEB1 day ago · A US law that requires companies to report on their use of minerals linked to conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo hasn’t reduced violence in the country, the Government Accountability ...
DRC’s green and automated Kibali gold operation highlighted as mining …
WEBJan 30, 2024 · JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Kibali, the largest gold mine in Africa, is now also one of Africa 's greenest and most impressively automated operations, which continues to stimulate local...
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