Twangiza-Namoya gold belt (original) (raw)

The Twangiza-Namoya gold belt is a belt of gold deposits in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Artisanal working of alluvial deposits dates back to the 1920s.More systematic exploration and exploitation took place in the colonial era and continues up to the present, although civil war and militia attacks have periodically disrupted operations and have caused several changes of ownership of the concessions.