New Kush Exploration & Mining (NKEM) and the state government of Eastern Equatoria have begun the first gold mining exploration in three counties of Kapoeta region, South Sudan According to industry sources, South Sudan has been engaged in a dispute with Sudan over the transport of oil to international markets and there has been a year-long halt in production.
Formerly under the Ministry of Petroleum, the Mining Ministry came into existence two and a half years ago. Revealing that no mining operations have commenced yet in the country, Mr Deng reiterated that South Sudan is endowed with 16 mineral deposits – gold, iron ore, copper, diamond, bauxite and cement, to name a few.
28/04/2020· Juba, April 28, 2020 (SSNA) — Officials of South Sudan and Eastern Equatoria State governments are involved in corrupt gold mining business practices in Eastern Equatoria State, a leaked document obtained by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) shows. The 5-page document given to the SSNA in Juba by an Eastern Equatoria State official who asked for complete anonymity for fear of
The picture that emerges is a remarkable one: artisanal gold mining in South Sudan ‘employs’ more than 60,000 people and might indirectly benefit almost half a million people. The vast majority of those involved in artisanal mining are poor rural families for whom alluvial gold mining provides critical income to supplement their subsistence livelihood of farming and cattle rearing
There are more than 40,000 gold mining sites in Sudan. About 60 gold processing companies are operating in 13 states of the country, 15 of them in South Kordofan.
Mining sector in South Sudan The Mining Sector has the potential to become an engine for economic as it has plenty of mineral deposits including gold, copper, iron, manganese, uranium, zinc, marble/dolomite and gemstones among others.
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The mining industry of Sudan was mostly driven by extraction fuel minerals, with petroleum accounting for a substantial contribution to the country's economy, until the autonomous region of Southern Sudan became an independent country in July 2011. Gold, iron ore, and base metals are mined in the Hassai Gold Mine. Chromite is another important mineral extracted from the Ingessana Hills.
Then, a burgeoning industry in South Sudan, gold mining started to spark violence, especially in regions where peace is still fragile. Criminal networks and still active paramilitary troops have been targeting natural resources, including legitimate mining sites, The Sentry said. To protect their mines, companies recruited the military or local guards. The NGO fears that history will repeat
10/02/2020· Ornate, heavy necklaces gleam on stands above stacks of thick filigree bangles in the windows of Khartoum’s gold market. The gold is Sudanese, dug from the rich mines
The picture that emerges is a remarkable one: artisanal gold mining in South Sudan ‘employs’ more than 60,000 people and might indirectly benefit almost half a million people. The vast majority of those involved in artisanal mining are poor rural families for whom alluvial gold mining provides critical income to supplement their subsistence livelihood of farming and cattle rearing. In
Artisanal gold mining in South Sudan employs more than 60 000 people and might indirectly benefit almost half a million people To boost income for the cash-strapped government artisanal mining was formalized under the Mining Act and subsequent Mineral Regulations . Inquiry-> Corruption in gold oil show Sudan s Deep State Enough . Jul 05 2016· Story Gold fever sweeps South Sudan ahead of
The production of gold increased around 2010, which alleviated the consequences of the secession of South Sudan in 2011 and Sudan’s subsequent loss of 70 per cent of its oil production. However, the impact of gold on the overall economy is confusing for many reasons, including the conflicting government policies and multiple interested parties. To compensate for the acute shortage of foreign
21/08/2013· A gold miner in the eastern part of South Sudan takes a break. Miners say it used to be easy to find gold nuggets. But now tens of thousands of South Sudanese are mining, and it
05/07/2016· Gold fever sweeps South Sudan ahead of new mining law. Taking a break from the toil of digging, Leer Likuam sat on the edge of a shallow trench, puffed his pipe and boasted he once found a 200-gram gold nugget bigger than his thumb. In Nanakanak, a village of stick huts in an area that has attracted hundreds of diggers since Sudan's civil war ended in 2005, Likuam's find would have been
20/11/2012· American photographer Adriane Ohanesian has been based in South Sudan since 2010, working for Reuters. Here she documents the unregulated gold-mining
Spear Mining Company Ltd (“Spear Mining”) is a junior exploration company founded in early 2008 and incorporated in South Sudan in July 2011, focused on exploring for metal deposits in highly prospective geological terrains. About us. Spearmining holds Exploration Licence number EL 03-2015, in the South West of the Republic of South Sudan, known as the Wudabi Gold Project. The active
Spear Mining Company Ltd (“Spear Mining”) is a junior exploration company founded in early 2008 and incorporated in South Sudan in July 2011, focused on exploring for metal deposits in highly prospective geological terrains. About us. Spearmining holds Exploration Licence number EL 03-2015, in the South West of the Republic of South Sudan, known as the Wudabi Gold Project. The active
Artisanal gold mining in South Sudan employs more than 60 000 people and might indirectly benefit almost half a million people To boost income for the cash-strapped government artisanal mining was formalized under the Mining Act and subsequent Mineral Regulations . Inquiry-> Corruption in gold oil show Sudan s Deep State Enough . Jul 05 2016· Story Gold fever sweeps South Sudan ahead of
The Sentry’s latest investigative report reveals how South Sudan’s promising gold-dominated minerals sector is riddled with corruption involving President Salva Kiir’s relatives and inner circle, military leaders, and other high-level officials. Published today, the report further exposes illegal mining now underway in Eastern Equatoria state, where the governor has ties to numerous
11/06/2013· In South Sudan's east, a new mining law is slowly coming into effect that could change the war-ravaged new nation's fortunes and wean the government off a 98% reliance on oil.
13/12/2017· In a place like South Sudan, gold mining can be extremely lucrative. Lokuru says 20 grams can sell for as much as 50,000 South Sudanese pounds. Another amateur gold
The Russian Koch Company is currently the largest gold producer in Sudan. People in northern Sudan, South and West Kordofan have staged protests more than once over the past few years against the use of mercury and cyanide by gold mining companies. In northern Sudan people complain about an unusually high rate of cancer cases. Two months ago, the West Kordofan Youth Council reported an
27/11/2012· Sudan expects to produce around 50 tonnes of gold this year, earning $2.5 billion, its mining minister said, as the country seeks to offset the loss of most oil reserves when South Sudan
19/03/2020· March 19, 2020 (KHARTOUM) The militia-linked Aljuneid Company officially handed over the gold mines in North Darfur to the Sudanese government, said the Ministry of Energy and Mining
This Public Portal provides a spatial view into the mining cadastre data for South Sudan and is intended to improve stakeholder communications, reduce corruption and improve transparency in the South Sudan mining sector.
New Kush Exploration & Mining Company Ltd (NKEM) is a first mover gold exploration company focused on East Africa, particularly South Sudan, northern Uganda and Ethiopia, with a vision to discover new frontier mineral deposits hosting in excess of 3 million ounces of gold. NKEM has operated in South Sudan since 2006 and in February 2008 was the first exploration and mining company to be