Central African Republic

CIA Factbook
Political rights and civil liberties (Freedom House)
French-English online dictionary
Travel and accommodation

Source: CIA Factbook

Maps and images

• Central African Republic Google Satellite Maps
• Central African Republic Cities,Towns, Airports, Maps, Images
• Central African Republic Geology Legend
• Central African Republic Geology-1
• Central African Republic Geology-2
• Central African Republic Geology-3
• Central African Republic Image -1
• Central African Republic Image-2
• Central African Republic Image-3 Sangha. Ngoko. Rainforest Area
• Central African Republic Minerals

Diamond

Click HERE for an overview

The government keeps statistics concerning diamond production and trading through the Bureau d’Évaluationet de Contrôle de Diamant et d’Or (BECDOR). BECDOR was established in 1982 to oversee the internal diamond market and to valuate official exports. It also maintains a database concerning all diamond production in the country. It estimates that there are approximately 50,000 licensed diamond diggers, or creuseurs, in the CAR.

• Vaaldiam Resources Ltd (Canadian) has been involved in early stage exploration.

• United Reef Ltd (Canadian) investigated an alluvial diamond project. The diamond project advanced through several stages of exploration and small-scale production and was closed in early 1998.

• DiamondWorks Ltdtook 100% control of Central African Mining Company SARL for CDN $53m, payable by shares. Most of the country's annual output of >600,000 carats of high-quality diamonds via legitimate channels is from artisan workings for alluvial placer diamonds in the company's 6 concessions totalling 11,577km².

• Gem Diamonds, through Gem Diamond Centrafrique, currently holds a 25-year mining permit and a three-year research permit for the Mambéré River project which covers an 80 km stretch with a strip approximately 5 km wide on either bank of the Mambéré River near the town of Berberati. Current exploration focus is on the area known as "le Buckle". Diamondiferous gravels have been identified by previous explorers throughout the area. Development of the project is through a joint venture owned 75 % by Gem Diamond Centrafrique and 25 % by the Government of the CAR.

• Pangea Diamond Fields plc is exploring the Dimbi Project concession area, situated in southern CAR along the DRC border between the Oubangui River in the south and the Kotto River in the north, and has commenced a bulk sampling exercise. The alluvial diamond deposits of the Dimbi area are associated with a palaeo-channel system of the Kotto River, which originally flowed southward past Dimbi. BRGM monitored pits in the Akongo River close to the bulk sample plant site reported grades of between 0,25 and 3,56 ct per cubic metre. In May, 2007, the company acquired a second project; the Etoile project covers an area of 3,872 square kilometres and is located some 300 kilometres northeast of the Dimbi project, but within CAR's Mouka Quadda diamond province.
  

• Energem Resources Inc (Canadian, ENM.TO) is exploring the Bangana (743,6 km²), Bria (74,.7 km²), Kotto (962,5 km²) and Ouadda (1683.0 km²) concession areas.

Gold in Central African Republic

Gold Home

Click HERE for an overview

Geology

Birimian greenstone belts host the known structurally controlled mineralization.

• Artisanal mining in the Bandas greenstone belt

• Artisanal mining in the Bogoin-Boali greenstone belt

• AXMIN Inc (Canadian, TSXv:AXM) drilling has indicated 18, 62 million tonnes grading 2,6 g/t Au in six zones in the Bambari-Passendro project area. In April, 2006 resource estimate from the Passendro Gold Project along the 140 km Bambari-Bakala permits exceeded 2.5 million oz in all resource categories and in May, 2006 the Board approved the initiation of a definitive feasibility study targeting 200,000 oz per annum development following postivie pre-feasibility study results.
  

• Pan African Resources plc (AIM:PAF) (Metorex, JSE:MTX) is engaged in early stage explorationon on their Bogoin and Dekoa projects. It is a joint venture arrangement with CARGold in which Pan African Resources holds 50% and manages the exploration project.
  

Uranium

• UraMin Inc stated on 15 January 2007 that initial exploration results for the Patricia deposit at Bakouma in the Central African Republic have exceeded expectations. “High grade mineralization was encountered with significant intersections at the Patricia uranium deposit,” it said in a statement. “The open ended mineralization and high grade intervals identified thus far could result in the historical resource target of 18,000 tonnes U3O8 (uranium oxide) being exceeded,” said chief executive Ian Stalker.