Mapping artisanal mining sites in the western Central African Republic
This report presents an analysis of the artisanal mining sector in western Central African Republic (CAR) and outlines some of the challenges surrounding gold and diamond mining, trade and export. From April to July 2019, the International Peace Information Service (IPIS), in partnership with national authorities, carried out a mapping of artisanal mining sites in western CAR. A total of 322 sites were visited in 7 prefectures. Of these, 201 exclusively mined gold, 61 exclusively mined diamonds and 60 mined both gold and diamonds.
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- Author(s)
- Alexandre Jaillon, Guillaume de Brier
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Associated Partners
- USAID
- Language
- English, French
- Publishing Institution Webpage
- https://ipisresearch.be/
- Data Source Classification
- Program Report
- Research Type
- Primary
- Research Methodology
- Primary - INTERVIEW, Primary - OBSERVATION, Primary - SURVEY, Secondary - PREVIOUS RESEARCH, Secondary - OFFICIAL STATISTICS
- Thematic Tags
- Political, Certification, Conflict, Due Diligence, Traceability, and Transparency, Governance, Supply Chains, Economic, Access to Markets, Export, Government Revenue, Income, Social, Child Labor, Community, Gender, Health and Safety, Labor and Working Conditions, Livelihoods, Technological, Equipment, Extraction, Processing, Legal, Laws and Regulations, Licensing, Mineral Rights, Tax, Environmental, Degradation
- Minerals
- Diamond, Gold
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Country
- Central African Republic
- Last Updated
- April 28, 2020