·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
·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 this photograph taken on April 4 employees of a Chinese mining company operates machinery at a mining site in the Cameroon town of Longa Mali Photo Agence France Presse
·It will also significantly reduce the environmental footprint of the mining industry as it is practiced today using methods that are three centuries old " said Minister Fuh Calistus Gentry as reported by Cameroon Tribune Traditionally gold ore processing in Cameroon has been done using open systems which experts say results in a mere 30%
·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
GOLD CAMEROON ASGM is an association of an Artisanal Small Scale Gold Mining community based in the Batouri District east region of the Cameroons Encouraged by the government for individual artisan miners to gather under one umbrella as a Cooperative Union hence the formation of GOLD CAMEROON ASGM Our major aim of coming
·Mining Projects Impact of Environmentally Protected Areas on Mining Impact of Community Relations on Mining Projects Prior and Informed Consultation on Mining Projects Impact of Specially Protected Communities on Mining Projects Community Development Agreement for Mining Projects
·Meanwhile semi mechanized artisanal mining although illegal is already doing damage to Cameroon In 2017 open and abandoned mining holes by operators of the semi mechanized artisanal mine including Chinese left 50 people dead in the Ngoura Betare Oya or Ngoe Ngoe communities in the East according to NGO Forêts et