Ivory coast: speculation on some of the problems which a british mining company (amara mining) may face in 2017 due to the presence of artisanal miners

According to the general research, approximately 35% of the national territory is rich in gold. The vast mineral potential in Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) could increase the mining sector's contribution to the national GDP in the future years beyond 5%.The political unrest due to the rebellion in 2002 and the post electoral crisis from December 2010 to April 2011 has been a brake on development of all economic activities in Ivory Coast, especially in the mining sector. Nowadays the government of Ivory Coast has begun to take an interest in the mining sector in order to diversify its economy since it had been all along based on agriculture. Although several mineral deposits remain undeveloped and unexploited, some mineral deposits such as Angovia, Tongon, ity, Bonikro .etc. have been detected and put into development. This paper is focused on some problems which the British mining company (Amara mining) in Angovia gold mines may face in 2017 due to the presence of thousands of artisanal miners across country.