1.0AFRICA YEARBOOK ECONOMIC REPORThttps://afrique.yearbook-media.com/enrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xnMAXnZw7R"><a href="https://afrique.yearbook-media.com/en/cameroun-dynamiser-le-secteur-minier/">Cameroon – Boosting the mining sector</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://afrique.yearbook-media.com/en/cameroun-dynamiser-le-secteur-minier/embed/#?secret=xnMAXnZw7R" width="600" height="338" title="“Cameroon – Boosting the Mining Sector” — AFRICA YEARBOOK ECONOMIC REPORT" data-secret="xnMAXnZw7R" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script>https://afrique.yearbook-media.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/large-truck-carrying-sand-small.jpg1024576The mining sector represents less than 1% of GDP and less than 0.1% of exports. Yet the country possesses immense resources, notably iron and bauxite, the exploitation of which could propel the sector to become one of the most important in the local economy. Cameroon holds significant mineral reserves. In 2019, the Cameroonian subsoil revealed... Read more