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Mountain of Gold Discovered in Africa is Forcing Authorities to Ban Mining. Here's Why
News 18A gold rush drawing thousands to a village in Congo’s South Kivu province has driven authorities to ban mining there until more oversight is established, the provincial mines minister said on Thursday. Subsistence mining – extracting minerals with rudimentary tools – is common across the Democratic Republic of Congo, and “artisanal” gold mining is especially widespread in the gold-producing east and northeast of the country. pic.twitter.com/i4UMq94cEh— Ahmad Algohbary March 2, 2021 The presence of FARDC at the mine sites – prohibited under Congo’s mining code – contributed to the “disorder” at Luhihi, the decree said. Order must be re-established in mining activities in Luhihi “not only to protect lives but also to ensure the traceability of the gold produced in line with Congolese law,” the decree said.
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