Banro Corp. fka BAA

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seems they are working on Kamituga

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Janvier_Kilosho_Buraye/publications
http://www.nikstoop.com/mining-in-kamituga/

The social minefield of gold digging in South-Kivu, DRC. The case of Kamituga (April 2016)

Defusing the social minefield Our research focusses on the mining town ofKamituga, where more than 13,000 artisanal miners are operating within a concession area of Banro. The company is currently still in the exploration phase, but hopes to move to the production phase in the
(near) future. In practice, the production mode in Kamituga is therefore characterized by a duality and tension between LSM and ASM. As the concession is granted to Banro, the artisanal miners are de jure
invaders engaged in illegal activities. But the miners see things differently. Taking recourse to customary rules and traditional rights, they perceive their claims to the land as legitimate



June 2016 - 56 pages
Relocation, reorientation or confrontation?
Insights from a representative survey among artisanal miners in Kamituga, South-Kivu.

Abstract
The gold mining site of Kamituga in South-Kivu, is characterized by a tense co-existence between Banro, a Canadian mining company, and a large number of artisanal miners who operate in the company’s concessions. This co-existence will be put to the test as Banro further
develops its activities. To assess what the future may bring, we study the profile of artisanal miners and their coping mechanisms. Relying on a structured survey among a representative sample of artisanal miners, we address three specific questions:
• Are artisanal miners willing to relocate their mining activities?
• Can they reorient towards other economic activities?
• To what extent may the tension between both modes of production give rise to(violent) confrontations?