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Bullion World | Issue 11 | March 2022

CEEC is all set to combat the

mining challenges in DRC

Bullion World had an exclusive
interview with Mr Maurice Miema,
Director at CEEC.He talked about
the recent developments in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
and shared the challenges that
DRC has faced in the Gold mining
sector for the past several years.
He also mentioned solutions to
combat this challenge which are in
the pipeline. Mr Maurice pinpointed
the smuggling part and bestowed
his concern on that.

Mr Maurice Miema
Director, CEEC

Please update us on the Gold production last year,
and what is the expected production for the year
2021?
DRC produced for the year 2021 what follows:
- Industrial production: 31605,3 kg or 31,605,3 t
- Artisanal production: 63,89 kg
It appears clearly that the figures for artisanal mining are
extremely low compared to the neighbouring countries
exporting tons of artisanal production of Gold. This

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