Oriole Resources PLC is an AIM listed gold exploration company operating in West Africa It is focussed on early stage exploration in Cameroon where the Company has a Resource of 375 000 oz Au at /t in the JORC Inferred category at the Bibemi project and has identified multi kilometre gold and lithium anomalism within the district scale Central
·Suites of granitic and metamorphic rocks form a perfect geological environment in which to investigate the source of metals related to gold deposits In the East Province of Cameroon the source of metals related gold grade g/t that occurs within metamorphic and granitic rocks remains ambiguous The host rocks were subjected to
·Oriole Resources an exploration company focused on West Africa has provided an update on its five Eastern CLP licences in Cameroon as part of its Central Licence Package project The project covers rocks of different ages from Paleo Proterozoic to Pan African which are highly prospective for a variety of commodities including gold
·In eastern Cameroon thousands of children spend their days at makeshift mines They risk their health for small amounts of gold they then sell for a pittance at the local black market
·Batouri is located in the East region of Cameroon; geologically the area is made up of Pan African granitoids which are the host rocks of gold mineralization Batouri gold deposits have long been subjected to artisanal mining activities carried out by the indigenes for livelihood Majority of the mining population 45% is made up by youths 15
·Six years later it still awaits an implementation decree that requires only the signature of President of the Republic Paul Biya in power since 1983 Semi mechanised mining in Cameroon is still governed by the Mining Code of 2001 and a series of decrees the last of which was signed on 4 July 2014 two years before the new text was adopted
·In Cameroon ASGM is widespread especially in the East Region where it has been the primary industry since the 1930s Since 2001 Cameroon has implemented a series of reforms in the mining sector aimed at attracting foreign investment thereby maximizing government revenue streams that contribute to development and poverty
·Gold mining activities began around 1934 at the artisanal stage and became semi mechanized around 2004 in eastern Cameroon with the emergence of exploration and mining companies in the region This paper aims at monitoring Land Use and Land Cover LULC changes between 1987 and 2017 among Btar Oya Ngoura and Batouri
·In Cameroon s mineral rich eastern region the sight of artisanal gold miners getting expelled from mines by the military is getting more and more common In the town of Kambl for example
The main objective of this study is to assess the level of heavy metals pollution in soil samples collected around gold mines located in Betaré Oya BO and Batouri BA in Eastern Cameroon Elemental analysis of soil samples was carried out using Quant´X EDXRF spectrometer Its sensitivity and accuracy were increased by using the
·This paper evaluates the impact of gold mining activity on surface water quality in the locality of Batouri East Cameroon Water samples were collected from five separate points
·Batouri is located in the East region of Cameroon; geologically the area is made up of Pan African granitoids which are the host rocks of gold mineralization Batouri gold deposits have long been subjected to artisanal mining activities carried out by the indigenes for livelihood Majority of the mining population 45% is made up by youths 15
·Environmental impacts of artisanal and small‑scale gold mining within Kambele and Pater gold mining sites East Cameroon Cameroon with more than 2000 miners involved in arti sanal and small scale gold mining Ralph et al 2018 and an annual production of 1500 kg of gold Chupezi
5 ·Although our primary commodity is gold we also generate by products such as silver Argentina and sulfuric acid Brazil One of the two active projects in Colombia Quebradona will yield copper and gold We as the best gold mining company are proud of our unmatched gold mining knowledge
·Artisanal gold mining in East Cameroon is carried out primarily through open pit excavation of alluvial eluvial and primary vein gold deposits In some instances underground excavations along mineralised quartz veins result in shallow and narrow tunnels that may link two or more open pits Many of these tunnels were found in the
·According to this institution the Colomine gold project will be the country s first industrial gold mine thus guaranteeing the traceability of the ore mined and making Cameroon a gold producing country known on the international mining scene Moreover this project will allow the establishment of a mining value chain around gold
·Belonging to historic gold mining activities in Cameroon the Gamba district is located in the western Cameroon domain of the CAFB in the south of the Poli series Fig 2 Morphologically the Gamba district is characterized by vast alluvial plains and mountains reaching up 400 to 500 m These mountains occur mainly in the east and
·Aim listed Oriole Resources has signed two nonbinding heads of terms HoT with Ghana based contractor BCM International to fast track development of the Bibemi and Mbe gold projects in Cameroon
·Pawara area is a mining district in the eastern region of Cameroon Mining in the area is generally artisanal and semi mechanized practiced by the local miners and immigrants from neighboring African countries and China The lack of strict regulations and control of mining activities permits the miners to use illegal substances especially Hg in
·In pictures Children working in Cameroon gold mines despite ban Children are still working in mines in Cameroon despite a ban that came into effect on August 30 after several deadly mine collapses Our Observer visited Kambele mine on October 4 and took pictures of children working there more than a month after the
The gold mining in Cameroon can be traced back to 1930 during the colonial administration Records show that when it reached its peak in the 1940s gold mining contributed about 20% of the country s GDP After independence political interference slowed down the commercial mining in the country most of the gold was being mined by small
·Important small scale alluvial gold mining sites in Cameroon are found in the Adamawa and East Regions but other smaller active alluvial mining sites exist among which is the Abiete Toko Gold District where relatively little or no gold exploration has been undertaken Embui et al 2013; Soh et al 2014; Vishiti et al 2015 2017 Moreover
Gold mining activities began around 1934 at the artisanal stage and became semi mechanized around 2004 in eastern Cameroon with the emergence of exploration and mining companies in the region