DRC: here are the five provinces that produced more than 75% of artisanal gold in the first half of 2022
In the first half of 2022, five (5) provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) stood out from the twenty-one (21) others in the production of artisanal gold.
According to official statistical data provided by the Technical Unit for Coordination and Mining Planning (CTCPM), these five provinces alone produced more than 75% of total gold production in the artisanal sector of the Democratic Republic of Congo during the period under review. These include the province of Bas-Uélé, which has a production of 28.70 kg of gold, or 29.61% of national production in the first half of 2022.
The province of Bas-Uélé is followed by Sud-Kivu which achieved a production of 15.25 kg, or 15.73%.
The province of Ituri is in third position among the best Congolese artisanal gold producers with 11.03 kg, representing 11.38% of national production.
This list of five (5) best provinces in terms of gold production is completed by Haut-Uélé which displays a production of around 10.30 Kg, or 10.63% and the province of Maniema completes the top 5 with a production volume estimated at 9.87 Kg, or 10.18% in the first half of 2022.
During the same period, industrial production dominated by the Kibali Gold Mines amounted to 13,010.40 Kg of gold.
Compared to the same period of 2021, gold production in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the first half of 2022 recorded a drop of around 13.69%, i.e. 2,078.49 kg less than the year 2021.
In the first half of 2022, the total production of gold in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is estimated at 13,107.33 Kg of gold against 15,185.83 Kg in the 1st half of 2021.
