Conflict Reignites in Congo's Ituri Region by Dieudonne ...

Artisanal miners extract gold from the alluvial sediments of the Nizi River near the village of Bambissa in Congo's northeastern Ituri Province in February. Much of the bloodshed in Ituri has its roots in competition over gold mines, according to Human Rights Watch. Local mines have long been a source of cash for ex-rebels, politicians, and ...

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Location Maps - Alluvial gold mine, Ituri River, Nizi ...

Alluvial gold mine, Ituri River, Nizi, Ituri, DR Congo. Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 1° 42' 0'' North, 30° 16' 51'' East. Latitude & Longitude (Decimal Degrees): 1.7, 30.280833333333. Latitude & Longitude (Degrees plus Decimal Minutes): 1° 42', 30° 16.85'. These map resources refer to external websites, and as such links are outside of ...

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Deforestation intensifies in northern DRC protected areas

Okapi Wildlife Reserve has historically been somewhat immune to deforestation relative to the surrounding forest and DRC at large. According to UMD data, the reserve lost 0.53% of its primary ...

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Rift Valley institute | usalama PRoject undeRstanding ...

Ituri's history and on-going problems related to gold mining, land conflicts, and ethnic relations have implications for policy makers. There is an urgent need for a comprehensive peace process in Ituri to bridge the socio-economic and ideological gap between ethnic communities, particularly between the Hema and Lendu. Elements could include

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Searching for Life on Zaire's Ituri Forest Frontier ...

One of the resources the Ituri offers is gold. In the early 1970s, the government liberalized mineral extraction, making it legal for individuals to prospect for the country's abundant minerals. The lure of liberalized gold prospecting in the Ituri draws people from as far away as Kinshasa, the country's capital 1,600 km to the southwest.

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The Curse of Gold in the Democratic Republic of Congo | HRW

Gold was first discovered in the Agola River in northeastern Congo in 1903 by two Australian prospectors. ... Local Armed Groups Fight for the Gold of Ituri, 2002-2004

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Gold Fever Destroys Forests | Ituri, DR Congo

The mountains of gold in Bunia are eroded thru the Ituri River watershed and deposited throughout the region.The worst war lords are along this area in the Albertine Rift where the gold can be extracted. 4 million have died trying to get away from conflict that is ultimately about resources.

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With Unusual Mining Cooperative, DRC Community Strikes Gold

The gold mine in Basili is right next to the Ituri River and, in some cases, in the river. Mining these alluvial gold deposits can result in serious health and environmental problems. Mining in rivers can result in the release of silt and heavy …

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Forget Diamonds, The New Conflict Commodity Is Gold

From Africa to Australia, gold has been in the headlines for the wrong reason recently as smugglers rush to catch a price north of $1,700 an ounce and …

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The occurrence of an Eastern African haplochromine cichlid ...

An additional factor to consider is that a large part of the Ituri River system is already a stressed ecosystem, as highly turbid conditions are caused by the gold mining activities that abound the area (Van Puijenbroek et al., 2012; Geenen et al., 2013), and the ichthyofauna in the Ituri River is rather depauperate (Decru et al., in prep ...

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Cnaps Codes Industrial Commercial Bank of China (ICBC ...

Cnaps Code. . Bank Name. 102171404468. . Commercial Bank of China branch in Shanxi Yuanping Yuanping office. 102171504060. . Commercial Bank of China branch in Shanxi Province, on behalf of the County.

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DR Congo artisan gold miners live in poverty – Africa ...

"There are too many [gold mines] to count [in Ituri]. One is born and one dies every day," he said. Since the discovery of gold in 1903 along the banks of the Agola River, gold mining has been part of the territory's economic lifeblood. It is more common to see people carrying mining tools – plastic basins and long-handled spades ...

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Ituri Province Photos and Premium High Res Pictures ...

Boys pan for gold in a river on February 16, 2009 in Iga Barriere, 25 kms north of Bunia, north eastern Congo. DR Congo is rich in precious minerals... Young UPC …

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Ituri Interim Administration - Wikipedia

Ituri, as Kibali-Ituri, was a province of the DRC from 1962 to 1966. Prior to the adoption of the 2006 Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the legal status of Ituri was a topic of some dispute. ... The Ituri region is located northeast of the Ituri River and on the western side of Lake Albert. ... The Kilo-Moto gold mines are ...

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Small scale gold mining Research Papers - Academia.edu

The conflict that haunted Ituri until approximately 2005 revolved in no small part around control over Ituri's vast mineral resources, in particular gold. As such, Ituri's gold formed a prime example of what is widely called 'conflict minerals', constituting a source of funding for rebel activities.

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The New Humanitarian | The poverty of the DRC's gold miners

When his stint at this mine finishes, Mtsajme will move to another. "There are too many [gold mines] to count [in Ituri]. One is born and one dies every day," he said. Since the discovery of gold in 1903 along the banks of the Agola River, gold mining has …

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Locals rush in with shovels after mountain made of gold ...

Last year, a UN Group of Experts said that North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces reported official production of just over 60 kilograms of artisanal gold in 2019, yet exported over 70 kg ...

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Democratic Republic of the Congo Map and Satellite Image

Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of nearly 200 countries illustrated on our Blue Ocean Laminated Map of the World. This map shows a combination of political and physical features. It includes country boundaries, major cities, major mountains in shaded relief, ocean depth in blue color gradient, along with many other features.

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Of blood and gold in Congo | News | Al Jazeera

Ituri gold. Mandro says working the gold mines is the only way he can feed his family [AL JAZEERA] ... often found deep under river beds. Most of the mines are operated by artisanal miners. ...

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Watsha Gold Mining Group Ltd (DR Congo) – Gold Mining in ...

Watsha Gold Mining Group have activities in the Watsa,Mungwalu,Kilo and Ituri river and our daily production is about 2 kilos of gold dust. The country's export earnings come almost entirely from sales of primary products, which are vulnerable to sharp changes in world prices.

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ITURI STORY. Putnam's Palais - Part 5 - Searching for ...

A 1951 map of the Ituri Region labels the current Epulu as Putnam. ... The forest continued an unbroken 50 km to the South to the spectacular cataracts on the Ituri River, site of the explorer's, Henry M. Stanley's, starvation camp in 1887. ... The sun slips through the heavy leaves and captures the gold-barked trunks. The hadada ibis ...

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Mambasa, D.R. Congo – International Cities of Peace

Ituri is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is the city of Bunia. The Ituri Rainforest is in this area. It is located northeast of the Ituri River and on the western side of Lake Albert. It has borders with the Uganda and Sudan. Its five administrative territories are: • …

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Shifting cultivation in the Ituri Forest [Haut-Zaïre]

4: Wanande immigrants panning gold at the bank of the Ituri river. 25 As these examples show: a regular economic exchange of goods and services is connected with an intimate relationship between Bambuti and villagers.

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ITURI-EPULU-ARU LANDSCAPE - USAID

Ituri-Epulu-Aru,the northernmostlandscape of USAID's Central Africa ... and spans a large portion of the upper basin of the Ituri River watershed. Covered by a dense network of streams and rivers, with gently rolling forested uplands climbing to savanna hills and the mountains of the Albertine Rift, the ... Several gold mining companies have been

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(PDF) Ituri: Gold, land, and ethnicity in north-eastern Congo

Between 1999 and 2003, Ituri was the scene of one of the most horrific episodes of the Congo Wars. In 1999, deeply rooted inter-ethnic competition over land access, economic opportunities and ...

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The Mbuti of Zaire | Cultural Survival

The rebellion was a major turning point in the history of the Ituri. Traditional political authority was disrupted. Populations were reduced or relocated, and the forest opened to new people. As old allegiances disintegrated, Mbuti forged ties with immigrants, meat traders and gold prospectors who moved into the forest after the rebellion.

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ITURI-EPULU-ARU LANDSCAPE - UMD

Ituri-Epulu-Aru, the northernmost landscape of USAID's Central Africa ... and spans a large portion of the upper basin of the Ituri River watershed. Covered by a dense network of •streams and rivers, with gently rolling forested uplands climbing to savanna hills and the mountains of the Albertine Rift, the ... Several gold mining companies ...

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Global Witness raises question about new gold refinery in ...

Karim Somji, is a 59 year old Belgian national, born in Burundi and currently living in DRC. He is mentioned in a report on armed groups in DRC's gold trade written by the Enough Project. The report alleges that in 2011 Karim smuggled gold from the Omate mine in DRC through Rwanda to Burundi, at a time when the site was controlled by armed ...

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Mining in the Ituri Landscape - ABCG

Gold Switzerland Exploration 6. Golden Valley Unknown Gold 7. Golden Dragon (FAMETAL) Bafwasende and Mambasa ( Ituri river) Gold and diamond Chinese Exploration 8. Kilo Moto Djugu-Watsa-Irumu Gold and derives DRC Gov Selling shares and sites to foreign companies 9. COMMET Ituri river Gold, diamond Russian Exploration ( 16 permits)

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Ituri River - findatwiki.com

The river flows through the 63,000 square kilometres (24,000 sq mi) Ituri Rainforest. About one-fifth of the rainforest is made up of the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, a World Heritage Site. History. In 1903 prospectors working for the Congo Free State discovered gold in the Ituri River.

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