Abstract The East Region of Cameroon is a crucial area for mining activities. Over the past 20 years, there has been growing research into the potential environmental impacts of artisanal and ...
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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 …
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After Ngoe Ngoe, she and her employees moved to Colomine, another mining town in eastern Cameroon, where they continued to mine gold at a site guarded by soldiers. "The mining sector is a mafia," concludes Victor Amougou. "This crime unfolding before our eyes does not benefit either Cameroon or Cameroonians, perhaps …
After Ngoe Ngoe, she and her employees moved to Colomine, another mining town in eastern Cameroon, where they continued to mine gold at a site guarded by soldiers. "The mining …
A rockslide killed seven people in an abandoned gold mining hole on April 20 2021 in Malewa, Betaré Oya in the Lom Et Djerem department of East Cameroon. Such deaths occur regularly in the eastern region and Adamaoua, the country's two main gold mining regions, according to the civil society organization Forêts et Développement …
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.
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.
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 Bétaré-Oya, Ngoura and Batouri …
The ruthless quest for gold in eastern Cameroon has left the landscape peppered with deadly open pits. It was the last day of the summer holidays when, on his …
Mining Evaluation of Cameroon This was a course research in mineral economics. The content of this article cannot be used in full or part without the express permission of the outlined sources ...
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 Kambélé for example ...
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and use of dangerous chemicals including mercury. The Government of Cameroon banned the presence of children at mining sites in August 2021, but research indicates that child labor continues to be widespread in the sector. (2,9,10,18,19) Several crises within Cameroon and in neighboring countries have heightened children's vulnerability. (20)
Key words: Batouri, socio-economic, environmental impact, artisanal gold mining. INTRODUCTION Cameroon is one of the countries in Central Africa that is endowed with many mineral resources such as gold, diamond, rutile, iron ore, bauxite. Gold production in Cameroon dates back to 1934 with a production peak of 717 kg in 1942 (Laplaine, …
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Some of these children look younger than 10 years old and yet they are already working in the gold mine in Kambele, a village near the town of Batouri, located in the East Region of the country, not far from the border with the Central African Republic. ... Cameroon's artisanal mining industry produces an estimated two tonnes of gold each ...
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 …
The influence of gold mining activities on the water quality in the Mari catchment in Bétaré-Oya (East Cameroon) was assessed in this study. Sampling was performed within the period of one hydrological year (2015 to 2016), with 22 sampling sites consisting of groundwater (06) and surface water (16). …
Recently, there has been a rise in artisanal gold mining in several districts of the East Region, including Betare-Oya, Batouri, Garoua-Boulai, Boden Colomines, Yokadouma, and Kette (Fig. 1) [3, 38].The extraction methods involve open pit mining of the weathered primary gold deposits or from alluvial sediments using primitive methods, …
Uncontrolled artisanal and semi-mechanized mining activities generate growing pressure on water resources. This work investigated the water quality status and the metal contamination of the Lom River water in the vicinity of gold mining area of Bekao, Adamawa region of Cameroon using water quality index (WQI) and five …
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 ...
Kambele, Cameroon — Authorities in Cameroon have sealed at least 30 gold mines, including some owned by Chinese, after at least 33 young miners died in landslides this month and scores more were ...
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.
A recent study reveals that 71.7% of miners at artisanal gold mining sites in Cameroon show mercury levels at concentrations above the limit recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Gold mining in Cameroon can be followed back to 1930 during the pioneer organization. Records show that when it arrived at its top (during the 1940s), gold mining contributed …
MINING PERMIT IN CAMEROON. A mining permit in Cameroon is governed by the law No. 2016/017 of 14 th December 2016 instituting the mining code of Cameroon. This law has repealed the provisions of law No. 001 of 16 th April 2001 which established the mining code and was amended and supplemented by law No. 2010/11 …
A. Water quality assessment in the Bétaré-Oya gold mining area (East-Cameroon): Multivariate Statistical . Analysis approach. Science of the Total Environ. 2018,610-611,831-844. 23.
Recently, there has been a rise in artisanal gold mining in several districts of the East Region, including Betare-Oya, Batouri, Garoua-Boulai, Boden Colomines, …