Medal 1937 220462lbs Mines Gold Kilo Motorcycle Congo Belgium Jason W/ Alph

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Seller: artistic.medal ✉️ (4,941) 100%, Location: Strasbourg, FR, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 186316384541 Medal 1937 220462lbs Mines Gold Kilo Motorcycle Congo Belgium Jason W/ Alph. 282--tir90 *******Ar Bronze medal, Belgium. Minted around 1937. In its box, box showing wear. Old patina with color defects. Artist / Graartist / sculptor : Alphonse DARVILLE (1910-1990) . Dimension : 84 mm by 47 mm. Weight : 130 g. Metal : bronze. Hallmark on the edge (mark on the edge) : Fisch & Cie. Quick and neat delivery. The support is not for sale. Stand is not for sale. Kilo-Moto is a gold mining region in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Moto is located in the province of Haut-Uele and Kilo in the province of Ituri. Gold was discovered there on the Ituri River in 1903 by government prospectors1. The presence of gold in the Kilo-Moto basin in the Congo Free State was reported as early as 1895 by Commissioner General Henry de la Lindi. The public announcement would have been delayed until 1903 so as not to compromise its control in a region disputed at the time by France and Great Britain2. In 1903, an Australian prospector (named Hammam) discovered gold-bearing alluvium in the tributaries of the Ituri River, as well as near the Irumu post. In 1905, actual exploitation began. The Congo Free State operates in its name and on its behalf. Then, in 1919, the Régie des Mines de Kilo-Moto was created, which in 1926 became the Société des Mines d'or de Kilo-Moto (SOKIMO), a joint stock company3. With the Grands Lacs Mining Company (MGL), SOKIMO constituted the pillar of gold production throughout the colonial period until 1960. Geology In the subsoil of Ituri lie geological formations nicknamed Greenstone belt whose origin dates back to the Neoarchean period from -2800 to -2500 million years ago and within which gold is found. Along with the neighboring province of Haut-Uele, Ituri contains one of the largest unexploited reserves in the world 4. Upon its discovery, the Congo Free State (EIC) assumed the exploitation monopoly over an area of ​​550,000 km2 located at the time in the Orientale Province, since split into Ituri and Haut-Uele. The company's headquarters is located in Kilo. On the death of the Belgian king Leopold II, the Belgian state added to the Kilo mine that of Moto located in the territory of Watsa in Haut-Uele. Development after independence In 1966, the SOKIMO company was transformed into a public law body of which the Congolese State is the majority shareholder in return for the concession for a term of 50 years. In 1973, the statutes were revised and its company name became Office des Mines d'or de Kilo-Moto (OKIMO) then, in 2011, the company reverted to its previous name. In 1981, the liberalization of the mining sector made it possible to regain momentum over the following two decades, after a period of diminishing returns. Gold trading establishments are being set up in circuits towards Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. But artisanal modes of exploitation coexist with the old industrial structure. This coexistence was called into question after the outbreak of the first Congo war and Laurent Désiré Kabila had to renegotiate mining contracts several times. In 1998, the Ugandan army (Uganda Peoples Defense Force) took control of the Kilo belt with their Congolese allies the RCD until 2003. Then the rebel group FNI played the role of intermediary and in November 2003 the Ashanti Goldfields Kilo (AGK) mining project took shape led by Ashanti Goldfields Corporation (en) in joint venture with the Congolese government on the site near Kilo to Mongbwalu5. The company SOKIMO is associated with these projects by making its material assets available while remaining a minority. It then holds three concessions: Moto (4,560 km2), Zani-Kodo (4,885 km2) and Kilo (8,191 km2). However, relations between SOKIMO and local independent diggers have deteriorated. International companies intervened so that SOKIMO evicted the diggers from the concessions. 6. Since 2002-2003, under the effect of the return to peace, concessions have multiplied. However, 99% of artisanal diggers do not hold any official authorization. This is a central problem for this region.7 Notes and references (en) Agayo Bakonzi, “The Archives of the Gold Mines of Kilo-Moto”, His In 1966, the SOKIMO company was transformed into a public law body of which the Congolese State is the majority shareholder in return for the concession for a term of 50 years. In 1973, the statutes were revised and its company name became Office des Mines d'or de Kilo-Moto (OKIMO) then, in 2011, the company reverted to its previous name. In 1981, the liberalization of the mining sector made it possible to regain momentum over the following two decades, after a period of diminishing returns. Gold trading establishments are being set up in circuits towards Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. But artisanal modes of exploitation coexist with the old industrial structure. This coexistence was called into question after the outbreak of the first Congo war and Laurent Désiré Kabila had to renegotiate mi

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