The British company Resolute Mining announced, on Monday, June 16, the discovery of a major gold deposit in the department of Doropo, in the north-east of Côte d'Ivoire. This new deposit, whose reserves are estimated at more than 100 tons of gold, represents a major advance for the Ivorian mining sector

Resolute Mining's total investment should be 300 billion CFA francs, or around 450 million euros, for an estimated operating period of more than twenty years. Gold and work: this is therefore the promise of this Doropo deposit

According to the Government of Côte d'Ivoire, the exploitation of the future mine will generate nearly 3,000 direct jobs. “It's a relief” for Doropo City Hall. According to one of the elected officials, “it will provide activity for young people and distract them from violent extremism”, seen as a security risk in this border area. The municipality also expects the construction of schools or the equipment of the hospital, among others.

It must be said that this rural region of Bounkani is the poorest in Côte d'Ivoire. In 2021, 71% of its inhabitants live on around 1,000 CFA francs per day, according to the National Statistics Agency. And illegal gold mining is seen as a plague there