Only 10% of Cameroon’s artisanal gold production enters the formal sector (EU)
In Cameroon, only about 10% of the total production of artisanal gold miners enters the formal sector, the European Union observed. This share contributes only 0.26% to State budget, or […] Continue Reading →
Cameroon’s booming small-scale gold miners
Cameroon is one of the few gold-rich countries in Africa that is keen to tap the rare natural resource and kick start its economy. Currently, Cameroon gold is mainly mined […] Continue Reading →
Locals accuse Chinese mining companies of land grabbing
In Cameroon’s mineral-rich eastern region, the sight of artisanal gold miners getting expelled from mines by the military is getting more and more common. In the town of Kambélé for […] Continue Reading →
Corruption in Cameroon’s mining sector
A report prepared by Transparency International Cameroon and Forêts et Développement Rural states that the lack of a clear regulatory framework has led to the entrenchment of illegal practices within […] Continue Reading →
Yato Artisanal Cameroon
ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING
We are a community of small-scale local miners in the East Region of Cameroon. Producing more than 2kg a month we have been able to make our way into the international gold market. Contact us to buy gold.
WHY CHOOSE YATO ARTISANAL
Yato Artisanal is serious, have very good prices and the best source for gold dore bars in Africa. Artisanal mining is very difficult and dangerous but we have been able to work with many organizations to make it safer and more productive and equitable.
THE SERVICES WE OFFER AT YATO ARTISANAL CAMEROON
An artisanal miner or small-scale miner (ASM) is a subsistence miner who is not officially employed by a mining company, but works independently, mining minerals using their own resources, usually by hand.
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MINERAL EXPLORATION
We review, assess, design, and implement exploration programmes to answer critical geological questions while adhering to exploration budgetary constraints.
ARTISANAL MINING
Our main area of work is the responsible sourcing of minerals is to ensure that international standards do not further marginalize workers of the informal sector. This implies working on the formalization of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM).
Yato Artisanal
Yato is a village in Littoral Province, Cameroon. Yato is situated nearby to the villages Moulanga and Bambou. We were able to secure our own mining licence and are now the top artisanal gold miners in the country