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The inhabitants were expelled from the mountain where the land contains 90 percent gold
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo were forced to ban mining on a mountain that was found to be rich in gold.
Dozens arrived in an attempt to collect gold, with videos and photos showing them digging with shovels and using their hands to try to extract the gold from the ground - until the armed forces arrived.
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Sunday, 14 March 2021, 23:35 Updated: 23:45
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Dozens of people have flocked in recent weeks to a mountain in the village of Luhi in the Democratic Republic of Congo, after it was reported that his land was found to be rich in gold.
Photos and videos from the mountain in the southern province of Kibu show locals digging in the ground with shovels and using their hands to try to extract the gold from the ground.
According to a BBC report the ground on the mountain is made up of 60 to 90 percent gold.
Wennant Borum Moigirawa, the minister of the mines of southern Kibo, said the influx of diggers who arrived at the site caused uncontrollable pressure in the small village where the mountain is located, about 50 km from the county capital, Bukabu. , The Congolese Traffickers and Armed Forces (FARDC) personnel leave the mining sites in Luhi and its surroundings.
Independent gold mining, / it is also called subsistence mining - that is, mineral mining in unprofessional vessels - is common throughout the Democratic Republic of Congo, and non-industrial gold mining is particularly common in the east and northeast of the country.
Of the professional miners who worked in the Northeast, 90% worked in the gold field and about 64% of the gold mines in the area were taken over by armed groups.
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The order, approved by the Minister of Mines, also stated that all mining activities had been suspended until further notice, and that the presence of the Republic's armed forces at the mining sites, prohibited by the Congo Mining Code, had contributed to the "disruption" in Luhi.
The mining suspension is intended to give authorities time to identify the miners working on the mountain and make sure they are properly registered with the professional mining officials.
The order also stated that order should be re-established in the mining operations in Luhihi "not only to protect their lives but also to ensure the possibility of tracing the gold and checking that it is produced in accordance with Congolese law".
According to Wikipedia, despite being one of the poorest countries in the world, Congo is one of the richest countries in natural resources.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the significant producers of cobalt, diamonds, copper and gold and its mining industry is an important part of its revenue as well as the country’s largest source of exports.
Congo is full of other natural resources, including oil, wood, diamonds and minerals - but the ease with which these materials can be found causes, as expected, greed and violent conflicts between residents.
According to the Congo Gold Mines website, along with tin, tungsten and tantalum, gold is one of the so-called "conflict materials" that armed groups mine - or force others to mine under real threat to their lives in deplorable working conditions and for meager wages. When some of the workers are minors.
The gold disappears before it is taxed and registered and then smuggled and traded, with the proceeds often used to purchase weapons or pay warriors.
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