Environmental Impact of Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining …

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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In pictures: Children working in Cameroon gold …

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 …

Continental Gold Corporation

Continental Gold Corporation is one of the largest gold mining companies in Cameroon operating in full scale mining of gold, uncut diamonds, mercury, silver and other precious metals from the soils of Cameroon. We operate in the North West and East Regions of Cameroon respectively with 5 mining sites where products are mined from.

Chinese miners invade Cameroon, exploiting gold without authorization

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 …

Chinese miners invade Cameroon, exploiting …

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 …

In the Congo rainforest, gold mining is killing forests and

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 …

(PDF) The impact of gold mining exploitation on …

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.

Unregulated gold mining is costing lives in Cameroon's East …

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.

Evaluation of land use/land cover changes due to gold mining …

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 …

'Gold pits have become tombs': mining leaves a tragic legacy …

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 …

Country Mining Profile of Cameroon

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 ...

Cameroon: Locals accuse Chinese mining companies of land …

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 ...

Bonas Gold

Exceptional gold mining and trading company located in the Bertoua, Eastern Region of Cameroon. If you are looking forward to invest in gold business in Africa in general and Cameroon in particular, BONAS GOLD is is your perfect partner. ... The mining code for Cameroon has for many years encouraged artisanal and other forms of mining. To dig ...

2021 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor: …

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)

Artisanal gold mining in Batouri area, East Cameroon: …

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, …

Bekora Group of Community Miners

Exceptional gold mining and trading company located in the Bertoua, Eastern Region of Cameroon. If you are looking forward to invest in gold business in Africa in general and Cameroon in particular, BEKORA MINERS is is your perfect partner. ... BEKORA MINERS are a fully registered and certified gold miner in Cameroon. We are among the first ...

Ministry of Mines, Industry and Technological Development

Concept Note: Discovery of over 300 new mineral occurrences and the 3rd Edition of Cameroon International Investment Mining & Exhibition Conference (CIMEC 2019 -2nd to 4th September 2019) 17 June 2019. For registration please go to the CIMEC website: or contact the CIMEC 2019 Manager, Mr. E.B at the …

In pictures: Children working in Cameroon gold mines …

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 ...

Local company Codias to develop Cameroon's …

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 …

Water quality assessment in the Bétaré-Oya gold mining …

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). …

Environmental impact of artisanal and small-scale gold mining …

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, …

Comprehensive Water Quality and Heavy Metal Pollution

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 …

Cameroon's booming small-scale gold miners

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 ...

Cameroon Seals Mining Sites to Prevent Deaths

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 ...

Oriole, BCM to enter into earn-in agreements on Cameroon gold …

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.

About 72% of gold miners poisoned with mercury at …

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).

History of Gold Mining in Cameroon

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

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 …

(PDF) Sustainable Mining in Cameroon

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.

Environmental impact of artisanal and small-scale gold …

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, …