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In 1970, a consortium of Conoco, Shell, Chevron, and Exxon started exploration and in 1974 discovered minor oil deposits at Sédigi, near Rig Rig, to the north of Lake Chad. [1] Total reserves at Sédigi were estimated at 60 million tons, or roughly 438 million barrels (69,600,000 m 3 ) of oil. [ 1 ]
In 2012, substantial deposits of gold were found in the area around Miski. [5] Illegal gold mining quickly became widespread in the region. As many as 40,000 miners, chiefly Chadian and Sudanese, entered the Miski area. [6] Numerous officials of the Chadian military were reportedly involved in these illegal mines. [7]
Zouarké is a small village in the region of Tibesti, in Chad. It is located in Tibesti Mountains and it is a place of transition in the migratory flows and there are also gold mines nearby. On 20 June 2020, 44 gold miners (many in an irregular situation) and 21 Chadian soldiers died in clashes.
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The following are lists of gold mines and are subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and planned mines that have substantial gold output, organized by country. North America
This list of mines in Africa is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines on the continent and is organised by the primary country location. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list.
In 1970, South Africa produced 995 tonnes or 32 million ounces of gold, two-thirds of the world's production of 47.5 million ounces. [2] Production figures are for primary mine production. In the US, for example, for the year 2011, secondary sources (new and old scrap) exceeded primary production. [3]
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