A mobile mineral analysis laboratory has been set up in Gabon. This laboratory will allow the teams of the General Directorate of Geology and Mining Support to carry out analyses directly in the field, with increased autonomy and better precision

The laboratory is financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB). It is intended to strengthen Gabon's technical capacities in the mining sector. It is in fact an acquisition that is part of the partnership between the Ministry and the Project to Support the Diversification of the Gabonese Economy (PADEG

The laboratory will be made available to economic operators in the coming days, via the competent Directorate-General, which will have the opportunity to travel throughout the national territory for “basic analyses essential to the control of the quality of minerals extracted and sent to export sites.