Minmidt offers devices for the interpretation of mining data

Software and other equipment were presented to mining structures by the Minister of Mines, Industry and Sustainable Development (Minmidt), Ernest Ngwaboubou, in partnership with the World Bank.

Cameroon does not yet have an industrial mine and only hydrocarbons are the showcase of the extractive industry. But the absence of a major discovery for many years imposes the prospect of depletion of known reserves.

This is why "the major challenge for the government was to develop a solid mine and build a sustainable mineral industry", assured Ernest Ngwaboubou, Minister of Mines, industry and sustainable development (Minmidt) on Wednesday in Yaoundé.

This was during an official ceremony for the presentation of equipment for processing and interpretation of Geophysical to three data structures specialized in this field. Minmidt explained that experts estimate less than 50%, the degree of knowledge of the national basement.

As part of the range of tools used for geological and mineral knowledge of the country, geophysics is positioned at the beginning of the string, with data that require a training and specific equipment for their interpretation. Unfortunately, some of these data is lurking in the drawer since 1971 due to lack of know-how and tools.

To resolve these major constraints, young Cameroonians were introduced to techniques of control and of interpretations of geophysical data in 2014.

Subsequently, Minmidt, through the Project of Capacity-building in the Mining Sector (Precasem) which was funded by the World Bank, acquired some equipment for the benefit of the department of geology in Minmidt, the Institute of Geological and Mining Research (IRGM) and the school of Geology and ,Mining of the University of Ngaoundéré, based in Meiganga.

They included computer software, computers, laser printers, plotters and other tables supplies valued at more than 100 million of F. These equipment were handed over on Wednesday by the Minmidt, who hoped that they effectively serve for a better knowledge of the subsoil.