Canyon signs mining convention for Cameroon bauxite …
Canyon Resources has signed a mining convention for the Minim-Martap Bauxite Project in Cameroon, a crucial step in advancing the project towards production. This agreement, involving Canyon's subsidiary, Camalco Cameroun, is contingent on the issuance of a mining permit for the project area.
Environmental impact of artisanal and small-scale gold mining …
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 small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in this region.
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There is some gold in eastern Cameroon, and cassiterite occurs in the Darlé River valley in the northeast. Other resources include iron. Cameroon - Natural Resources, Oil, Mining: Cameroon is endowed with abundant mineral wealth, but meaningful exploitation has been slow to materialize. Large amounts of kyanite (an aluminum …
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Impact of gold mining on the water quality of the lom river, …
The Fe concentrations obtained in this study were similar to those found in Cameroon's gold mining districts (Rakontodrabe et al., 2017a; Mambou et al., 2020a, b; Ayiwouo et al., 2020) and lower than those obtained in the glacial lakes from Rodnei mountains in Romania (Roș;ca et al., 2020).
'Gold pits have become tombs': mining leaves a tragic legacy in Cameroon
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 way to meet friends in his hometown of Batouri, eastern Cameroon, 12-year-old Saustem Brandon Samba slipped on reddish mud and fell into what at first looked like a large …
Water quality assessment in the Bétaré-Oya gold mining …
2. Materials and methods2.1. Geographical setting. The study area is made up of the Mari catchment (718.2 km 2) and the Lom River.It is located in the Sanaga basin (the largest and most important basin in Cameroon with a surface area of 133,000 km 2), more specifically in the Lom-Pangar catchment and found between latitudes 5° 30′ 07″ …
Aeromagnetic and field data characterization of structural …
The processing of aeromagnetic data was carried out in Northern Cameroon, with the aim of delineating the structural features which may be associated with the gold occurrence. Hence, the Horizontal Gradient upward continued at 1, 3, 5, and 9 km, and Euler Deconvolution (using a structural index = 0), were applied in this study. As a result, …
Trace metal contamination status in soils of the abandoned gold mining …
In this study, contamination by trace metals (TMs) such as Cr, Ni, Cu, As, Pb and Sb in the soils of the Bindiba mining district was assessed. This study aims to reveal the current status of the soil quality of the abandoned gold mining district of Bindiba and provide a scientific basis for its future remediation and overall management. 89 soil …
Mining Cameroon's Gold & Mineral Resources
Currently, Cameroon gold is mainly mined by small-scale artisans. In fact, according to the government, the estimate of small-scale artisanal mining produced about 16,653kgs of gold between 2010 and 2015. History of Gold Mining in Cameroon . The gold mining in Cameroon can be traced back to 1930 during the colonial administration.
Challenges with formalizing artisanal and small-scale mining …
The informal character of Cameroon's gold mining economy has been overlooked in discussions on the growing population of Chinese small-scale business operators throughout Africa. The recent rapid proliferation of Chinese actors into the informal gold mining economy in the country has reinforced negative perceptions of the …
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, …
Artisanal gold mining in Batouri area, East Cameroon: …
Batouri is located in the East region of Cameroon; geologically the area is made up of Pan African granitoids, which are the host rocks of gold mineralization. Batouri gold deposits have long been subjected to artisanal mining activities carried out by the indigenes for livelihood. Majority of the mining population (45%) is made up by youths …
Treacherous pits and lakes left in the wake of …
In a 2022 report on semi-mechanized mining in Cameroon, the Cameroonian organization the Centre for Environment and Development (CED) found that mining contributes to the destruction of …
(PDF) Sustainable Mining in Cameroon
The Cameroonian subsoil is of interest to mining companies in a context where the country has made mining a pillar of its development. The Eastern Region, the most endowed with minerals, is thus ...
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 ...
Environmental impact of artisanal and small-scale gold …
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 …
Perception of the Environmental Degradation of Gold …
of gold mining sites in eastern Cameroon. Human-environment interaction and distance decay models are the conceptual framework for this study. This study employed a survey research design through the use of primary data while a purposive sampling technique was utilized. A total of 440 questionnaires were
Cameroon's booming small-scale gold miners
This will ensure better regulations for gold mining, which is a leading cause of extractive-related disasters in Cameroon. The Mbil River drying up due to a Chinese company's mining operations ...
Steps involved in the process of gold mining in eastern Cameroon …
In general, there are two types of mining operations in eastern Cameroon: the artisanal mining and the semi-mechanised mining [2]. Gold mining in eastern Cameroon started at the artisanal level ...
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, …
Environmental Impact of Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining …
DOI: 10.1016/j.oreoa.2023.100031 Corpus ID: 261470558; Environmental Impact of Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining in East Cameroon, Sub-Saharan Africa: An Overview @article{Mimba2023EnvironmentalIO, title={Environmental Impact of Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining in East Cameroon, Sub-Saharan Africa: An Overview}, …
Unregulated gold mining is costing lives in Cameroon's East …
The mining pit in Kambelé that claimed the life of 16-year-old child miner Jean Daniel Zamboure on Monday 13 June 2022 has been sealed off by the prefecture …
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 …
Cameron unveils first enclosed gold processing
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 …
Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in East Cameroon: …
T1 - Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in East Cameroon. T2 - Policy and Livelihood Implications. AU - Bakia, Mbianyor. PY - 2015. Y1 - 2015. N2 - Over the past few decades, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has grown at an exponential rate across sub-Saharan Africa where the activity involves an eclectic mix of people. Despite the ...
Challenges with formalizing artisanal and small-scale mining …
The informal character of Cameroon's gold mining economy has been overlooked in discussions on the growing population of Chinese small-scale business …
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 ...
ARTISANAL GOLD MINING AND ITS ADVERSE IMPACTS …
ARTISANAL GOLD MINING AND ITS ADVERSE IMPACTS ON THE NGOYLA-MINTOM FOREST MASSIF, CAMEROON BY KEVIN NWOKWANTOUE FUNOH1, CLEMENT ANGUH NKWEMOH* (Ph.D), JULIUS TIEGUHONG CHUPEZI2 (Ph.D)1, PROF.MOÏSE MOUPOU* ABSTRACT. Artisanal gold mining is an activity which provides income and …