Cameroon is one of the many gold-rich countries in Africa, although little commercial mining has been done since the end of the colonial rule. This is partly due to the political instability that existed in the past. With the return of a democratic government in the late 1990s, Cameroon now... read more →
May
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May
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DOUALA, CAMEROON— The world's major mining interests - including Australia's Sundance, Canada's Rio Tinto Alcan and China's SinoSteel - will get a new look at the minerals hidden beneath Cameroon when the government completes a sophisticated and expanded aerial survey of 457,000 square miles of the nation. All of the... read more →
May
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BETARE OYA, CAMEROON— Tensions are brewing in eastern Cameroon between residents and small-scale Chinese gold miners who began setting up camp there six years ago. Local miners say the Chinese have taken away their livelihoods and are not living up to promises to develop the area. Local miners began extracting... read more →
May
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Dr Fuh Calistus Gentry, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Mines, Industry and Technological Development in an exclusive interview explains the diificulties the mining sector is going through in Cameroon and what government is doing to set records straight. Mr. Minister, there has been a consistent reduction in the... read more →
May
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60% of the land is unexplored 70% of the people are unemployed 167 mining research permits have been granted to companies Cameroon’s mining code introduced in 2001 (amended in 2010), is one of the most attractive in Africa Mining sector strategy baseline... read more →
May
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The Republic of Cameroon is endowed with rich mineral resources. Geological exploration and prospecting activities carried out between 1933 to present revealed the existence of several geochemical anomalies and occurrences of mineral substances. The development of some of these geochemical anomalies and occurrences, led to the discoveries of economic exploitable... read more →