·Children still working in gold mines in the DR Congo human rights groups say In mid February Idi Kyalondwana who works for a mining cooperative specialised in rock crushing traveled to the mines in Kamituga in South Kivu province where many locals make their living from small scale or artisanal mining He returned with images and
·The world s No 2 gold miner wants to explore the region after it had success with its Kibali gold mine in the northeast DRC The mine produced 343 000 ounces of gold in 2023 which was nearly
·In South Kivu Province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo the use of new technologies in artisanal and small scale gold mining ASGM has proliferated over the course of the last decade
·DR Congo is rich in minerals but most of its citizens are poor A town at the heart of mining coltan a key ingredient in making mobile phones has been seized in eastern Democratic Republic of
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·This report is an environmental assessment of mercury pollution in two artisanal gold mining sites in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC It was conducted by the United Nations Environment Programme UNEP based on fieldwork in Butuzi South Kivu and Some Ituri The purpose of this assessment is to provide
·Militia fighters have attacked a Chinese linked mining site in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo killing six Chinese nationals and at least two Congolese soldiers local officials said on
·largest undeveloped gold mine in Africa with about 13 14 million ounces of gold reserves However the mining sector faces significant growth challenges due to political instability conflict in the east The Africa Report Investing DR Congo 2013; USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2013; World Bank Doing Business 2014 25% Global
·Gold is by far the most important mineral in eastern DR Congo s artisanal mining sector with around 80% of the miners in the 2013 2015 dataset working in a gold mines Based on a conservative analysis of the production estimates a digger produces on average around grams of gold per week which leads
·DOI / Corpus ID 245627241; Class formation and capital accumulation in the countryside Artisanal and small‐scale gold mining in South Kivu DR Congo
·FILE Ex militia fighters work in a make shift mine digging for gold at the town of Ika Barrier Democratic Republic of Congo April 22 2006 Eastern Congo has been beset by conflict for years with M23 one of more than 100 armed groups vying for a foothold in the mineral rich area near the border with Rwanda AP Photo/Anjan Sundaram
Tenke Fungurume Mine in Katanga was the largest mine in Democratic Republic of the Congo producing approximately million metric tons per annum mmtpa of Run of Mine ROM and primarily produced copper thousand tonnes in 2021 The Tenke Fungurume Mine is owned by CMOC Group Ltd;Bohai Industrial Investment Fund
·GOMA Congo AP — A militia attack on a gold mine in northeastern Congo killed six Chinese miners and two Congolese soldiers a civil society group said Thursday the latest assault as violence worsens in the resource rich region
·DOI / Corpus ID 245627241; Class formation and capital accumulation in the countryside Artisanal and small‐scale gold mining in South Kivu DR Congo
·mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda December 2012 4 The acronym 3Ts refers to tin tantalum and tungsten which are mined in the DRC in the form of cassiterite coltan and wolframite ore 5 Final report of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo 15 November 2012 UN Doc S/2012/843 p 5
·Lastly the United Arab Emirates signed a $ deal with a state mining company in July 2023 to develop four mines with tin tantalum tungsten and gold in the turbulent eastern Kivu and
·To date the expansive social science literature on artisanal and small scale mining ASM in Africa has received little attention from scholars of agrarian political economy This paper attempts to bridge this gap based on an in depth study of ASM in South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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·DR Congo Widespread and systematic violence linked to clashes over gold 13 August 2021 Peace and Security According to the UNHCR spokesperson rival armed groups responsible for the attacks were competing for control of mining areas especially gold mines and the abuse was linked to retaliation for Government led
·Health issues are associated with artisanal mining in the DR Congo The scenario is worst when artisanal mining is done informally or with limited material and technical resources This paper argues that the adoption of healthy practices by artisanal miners might be limited given that it involves unrealistic socio economic and
·A wealth of critical minerals has driven widespread artisanal mining in the Congo Basin bringing with it the risk of deforestation Statistical analysis of remote sensing data reveals that mining
·A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads AP explains Mpox — which causes mostly mild symptoms like fever and body aches but can trigger serious cases with prominent blisters on the face hands chest and genitals — had been spreading mostly undetected for years in Africa until a 2022
·At least 21 people have been killed in a collapse at an illegal gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo officials say A source has confirmed seven more deaths to the BBC after the 14
·Homes bulldozed to make way for gold mining in DR Congo In mid October local authorities ordered the destruction of several houses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on land operated by the mining company Kibali Gold Mining since 2009 Local residents protested against the operation in demonstrations that were brutally