Rufin BENAM BELTOUNGOU, Minister of Mines and Geology
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Mining Potential & Investment Opportunities
Project Sango
Mining Potential & Investment Opportunities
Economic Development
& Key Indicators
Geostrategic location in the heart of Africa
Abundant and cheap labour
Legal & Regulatory
Framework
Law No. 09.005 of 29 April 2009 on the mining code of the Central African Republic
Article 6 of the Mining Code ratifies the principle of state sovereignity over the soil and subsoil
Speed, transparency and objectivity in the procedures for the investigation, granting and delivery of mining or quarrying permits
Stability of tax, customs and exchange rate regime
Environmental protection surrounding mining projects
OHADA Code to improve the business climate
The Central African Republic’s resource endowment includes a number of 32 minerals spread over more than 470 mineral showings, making up for a great mining potential
Sango Project will facilitate the tokenization of Central African Republic’s resources for worldwide investors
Some of the resources have been assesed and proven, while others have been just partially studied.
They all deserve particular attention in terms of investment opportunities.
The most important ones are gold, iron, diamond, limestone, lithium, cobalt and rhodium
Gold
Distributed throughout the entire country and has been mined since its discovery in an artisanal manner
300 tonnes
1000 tonnes
$18B
$60B
Diamonds
Main exploited mineral resource today
$285B
57M carats
0.5 carats / m3
29.2M carats
27.2M carats
Iron
Two iron ore deposits have been assesed and proven, Bogoin and Topa
$2.2T
150B tonnes
35m tonnes
60-64% iron
metal
1B tonnes
70% Iron
metal
Limestone
262k tonnes
680k tonnes
Limestone found in CAR by JAGUAR studies
BOBASSA LIMESTONE
FATIMA LIMESTONE
Dolomitic limestone from Gallo to Damara
Possel dolomite limeston
Bakouma limeston
30M tonnes
8M tonnes
Graphite
300,000 tonnes at
13.25% carbon content
$600M
2M tonnes
Uranium
35,000 tonnes
$15.4B
120,000 tonnes
Copper, Coltan & Cobalt
Copper
Significant evidence was found at Ngadé in the Birao region in the north of the country. Studies revealed a content of 5.72% copper
Coltan
Colombo-tantalite: content of up to 100g/t was found in the Bozoum area. Indications were also reported in Bangui by ORGEM
Cobalt
Geochemical analysis of a sample taken from a superficial formation in the plateau above the magmatic amphibolites 40 km east of OuaddaDjallé gave a cobalt content of 0.64%
CAR Oil Potential
The Central African Republic has a vast expanse of sedimentary formations, adding up to more than 160,000 km2 which represents almost a quarter of the national territory
BLOCK A
BLOCK B
BLOCK C
Of these areas, only 63,000km2 have been allocated
Conclusions
The Central African Republic is a virgin country that is waiting to be explored after the introduction of the Sango Crypto Initiative
All guarantees are provided for external investments
Annex 1
Central African Republic Mining Index and Geology
Annex 2
Central African Republic Mining Index
Annex 3
Number of mining titles awarded in the Greenstone Belt
Annex 4
Location of alluvial diamond deposits in the west of the CAR (USGS, 2010)
Location of alluvial diamond deposits in eastern CAR (USGS, 2010)
Annex 5
Iron indices in the Central African Republic
Annex 6
Limestone localization map
Annex 7
Coltan localization map
Annex 8
Coltan localization map
Annex 9
Hydrocarbons Well 1 - 1960m deep on BLOCK B
Annex 10
Hydrocarbons Well 2 - 3750m deep on BLOCK A
Annex 11
Hydrocarbons Well 3 - 3225m deep on BLOCK A
Annex 12
Central African Republic’s Oil Potential
Annex 13
Central African Republic’s Oil Potential
Annex 14
Central African Republic’s Oil Potential
