THE MINISTRY OF MINES,
INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IS ORGANIZING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
LONDON BASED COMPANY AMETRADE LTD, A SPECIALIZED EVENT
ORGANIZER, UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC,
THE SECOND EDITION OF THE CAMEROON INTERNATIONAL MINING EXHIBITION AND
CONFERENCE (CIMEC), FROM 27 TO 29 MAY 2015, AT THE YAOUNDE CONFERENCE CENTRE.
THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF CIMEC 2015, MAKING CAMEROON A REGIONAL PLATFORM FOR TRADE AND TRANSACTIONS IN THE MINING
INDUSTRY AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.
IT IS WORTH RECALLING THAT THE
ORGANIZATION OF THIS SECOND EDITION OF CIMEC IS ONE OF THE MAJOR RESOLUTIONS THAT
SANCTIONED THE FIRST EDITION, WHICH TOOK PLACE IN THE CONFERENCE CENTRE FROM 29
TO 31 MAY 2013.
CIMEC 2013 WAS A GREAT
SUCCESS, BECAUSE IT SUCCEEDED IN BRINGING TOGETHER, FOR THE FIRST TIME, IN
CENTRAL AFRICA, EXPERTS AND PROFESSIONALS OF THE MINING WORLD AND ITS RELATED
ACTIVITIES, FROM 20 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING 60 EXHIBITORS AND 600 PARTICIPANTS.
SOME OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING RESULTS RISING FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
AFORESAID RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE:
·
INCREASE IN THE NATIONAL PRODUCTION OF GOLD A THROUGH THE MASTERY, BY
THE AUTHORITIES, OF THE PROCESS OF CHANNELING ARTISANAL EXPLOITATION;
·
BEGINNING OF INDUSTRIAL MINING OF SOME GOLD AND IRON DEPOSITS IN THE
VERY NEAR FUTURE.
THIS IS WHY CIMEC 2015,
EQUALLY PLACED UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE
REPUBLIC HIS EXCELLENCE PAUL BIYA, INTENDS TO CONSOLIDATE AND IMPROVE THESE
INVALUABLE ASSETS, IN TERM OF CALIBER, QUALITY AND VARIETY OF PARTICIPANTS,
EXHIBITORS AND EXPERTS.
THE KEY PLAYERS CONCERNED ARE
MINING COMPANIES INVOLVED IN EXPLORATION, MINING AND PROCESSING, ROCKS AND ORES
ASSAY LABORATORIES, SURVEY, EQUIPMENT AND LOGISTICS MINING INDUSTRY, LEGAL
EXPERTS, FINANCE AND RESEARCH FIRMS, AS WELL AS MINING SCHOOLS.
THEREFORE, FROM 27 TO 29 MAY, THE YAOUNDE CONFERENCE
CENTRE IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE CLOSE TO 800 PARTICIPANTS AND 200 OFFICIALS AND
OPERATORS OF THE MINING INDUSTRY AND RELATED ACTIVITIES, COMING FROM CEMAC
COUNTRIES AND FROM A SCORE OF OTHER
COUNTRIES WITH PROVEN EXPERIENCE IN THE AREA, IN PARTICULAR FROM NORTH AMERICA,
EUROPE, ASIA, WEST AND SOUTH AFRICA.
THE MAIN AWAITED RESULTS, INCLUDE AROUSING INTEREST,
ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RELATED STRUCTURES. THE
INTEREST HERE IS TO REDUCE CONSIDERABLY CHARGES IN TERMS OF TIME, ENERGY AND
MEANS FOR THE BENEFIT OF OPERATORS OF THE GEOLOGICAL AND MINING INDUSTRY.
INDEED, CAMEROON IS ONE OF THE
RARE AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHICH HAVE RICH, DENSE AND VARIED POTENTIALITIES IN
NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ESPECIALLY MINERALS WHICH CLASSIFY IT AMONG THE LARGEST
IN AFRICA. WITHOUT BEING EXHAUSTIVE, ONE CAN MENTION ITS SITUATION ALONG THE
LARGEST CORRIDOR OF CENTRAL AFRICA IN IRON
DEPOSITS, THE SECOND LARGEST BAUXITE
RESERVE IN AFRICA, THE LARGEST LATERITIC DEPOSIT IN NICKEL COBALT IN AFRICA,
ETC.
AMONG THESE NUMEROUS NATURAL
ASSETS, BY WHICH CAMEROON IS REFERRED TO AS AFRICA IN MINIATURE, A REGIONAL
CENTRE PAR EXCELLENCE FOR EXCHANGES, TRADES AND TRANSACTIONS IN THE MINING
INDUSTRY AND RELATED ACTIVITIES, WE CAN MENTION: ITS ENERGY POTENTIAL (SECOND
HYDRO ELECTRIC POTENTIAL IN CENTRAL AFRICA), COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURES
(INTERNATIONAL AIR, MARITIME, RAILWAY AND ROAD TRANSPORT), ITS STRATEGIC
POSITION (AT THE HEART OF THE GULF OF GUINEA, EASY ACCESS TO CEMAC AND CEEAC
ZONES), ITS POLITICAL STABILITY, SOLIDITY, THE RELIABLE AND ATTRACTIVE NATURE OF
ITS INSTITUTIONS (LAW ON PRIVATE INVESTMENT INCENTIVES, MINING, PETROLEUM AND
GAS CODES), ITS BILINGUAL NATURE, ETC.
IN THE SHORT TERM, CIMEC AIMS TO:
·
ENCOURAGE MINING
INDUSTRIES AND RELATED ACTIVITIES (GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY COMPANIES, DRILLING
COMPANIES, ASSAY LABORATORIES, EXPERT FIRMS, ETC.) WITH PROVEN EXPERIENCE, TO
SETTLE IN CAMEROON IN ORDER TO DEVELOP LOCAL DEPOSITS AND THOSE OF THE CEMAC
SUB-REGION.
·
SHOWCASE MINING PROJECTS WHICH WILL SOON GO INTO
PRODUCTION.
·
CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS PROMOTING AND DEVELOPING THE
CAMEROONIAN MINING SECTOR IN PARTICULAR, AND THAT OF THE CEMAC ZONE, IN
GENERAL, SO THAT IT MAY SUPPORT MORE EFFECTIVELY POLICIES AIMED AT BOOSTING
GROWTH, ALLEVIATING POVERTY, REDUCING UNEMPLOYMENT AND IMPROVING THE LIVELIHOOD
OF THE POPULATION.
IN THE MEDIUM TERM, CIMEC INTENDS TO POSITION CAMEROON
AS A REGIONAL PLATFORM FOR
PROMOTING, TRADING AND MAKING TRANSACTIONS IN THE MINING INDUSTRY AND RELATED
ACTIVITIES, SIMILAR TO INDABA IN SOUTH AFRICA OR EVEN PDAC IN TORONTO, CANADA.
THE
PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
DR. FUH
CALISTUS GENTRY, SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINES, INDUSTRY AND
TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
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