DRC natural resources review press of Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Radio Okapi reported that the mining company Banro was disappointed by the low monthly gold production. Citing its president Martin Jones, the radio says "the mining company Banro Congo Mining has not yet reached the expected level of annual production
 since its installation Twangiza South Kivu. Its plant is expected to produce 120,000 ounces of gold per year, or 10,000 ounces per month, but its monthly production is currently from 6 000 to 7 000 ounces. ""It is a disappointment given the plans we had initially," said Monday, May 20 in Bukavu, Martin Jones, in presenting his report on activities in 2013. This report is entitled "Banro contribution to socio-economic development in the DRC." The head of Banro did not advance the reasons for the low production but said that his company multiplies efforts to achieve its objectives.
 Radio Okapi also reported that "buried in the earth body after a landslide that occurred last Thursday at the mine site of artisanal miners called" Nkoy "in Rubaya in North Kivu are not yet extracted. Civil society in the province deplored this Sunday, May 19. She thinks that government officials do not make this issue an emergency"."We are informed that the number of victims would be more than 100 people. But we realize at the same time, efforts to retrieve the bodies trampled, and that is why we call on the speed from the provincial and central government, that after we can no longer identify the body and it will be difficult to bury them with honor and dignity, "said the spokesman of the civil society in North Kivu, Omar Kavota.
According to the UN radio, an artificial cliff about 20 meters deep and several hundred meters wide collapsed Thursday, May 16th in the morning. It was created by artisanal miners coltan. Several people died in the accident. Only forty of them have been buried so far.The assistant director of Masisi Sukisa Nyambaje says that the territory has no means for extracting the body of such a large mass of rocks that cover. During the special security meeting held Saturday, May 18 in Goma, the provincial government promised on Tuesday to send a technical team to Rubaya to study the issue.
 UN radio also announced that "several dozen soldiers were evacuated last week of a mining career in the state office of Baye in Bondo territory (Eastern Province). This decision was taken by the mission to secure joint investigation provincial government and command of the 9th Military Region after the murder, Monday, May 6, two miners in a hole with a golden career. The murder was committed by the Congolese military. "Most military said they often find themselves in mining focuses on order of hierarchy. Others, against, assured that these are the managers of mines that use them. Deputy Governor of the Eastern Province, Pascal Mombi said a fun room will be held next week in Baye to punish the perpetrators of the murders in this mining career.

On another note, the daily le Phare, speaking about Inga III, informs that the "first sod should be given, unless something unexpected in October 2015"