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Operations

Concession portfolio

Four permit areas, P1 to P4, recorded by BYM. They lie within a corridor of roughly 6 km by 3 km at 857–919 m, and are worked through local cooperative partners.

Permit areas
P1 · P2 · P3 · P4
Altitude
857–919 m
As recorded
Operating basis
Local cooperative partners

The four areas

Coordinates, altitudes and summaries.

Each row is a permit area as recorded by BYM. Coordinates are given as supplied; the summaries describe the terrain and the role each area plays in the corridor.
Concession areas P1 to P4, as recorded by BYM
AreaAltitudeLatitudeLongitudeTypeOperating basisSummary
Concession P1Ituri Province · Territory of Djugu857 m00°56′54.8″N29°12′58″EAlluvial goldOperated through local cooperativeNorthern area of the corridor, with accessible terrain and a documented artisanal mining history.
Concession P2Ituri Province · Territory of Djugu880 m00°53′55.9″N29°11′20″EAlluvial goldOperated through local cooperativeSouthern boundary of the corridor on elevated terrain with natural drainage.
Concession P3Ituri Province · Territory of Djugu872 m00°54′59.2″N29°11′57″EAlluvial goldOperated through local cooperativeCentral area and logistics hub for equipment rotation between the four concessions.
Concession P4Ituri Province · Territory of Djugu919 m00°55′54.8″N29°11′42″EAlluvial goldOperated through local cooperativeHighest point of the corridor at 919 m.

No resource or reserve estimate

No independent resource or reserve estimate has been published for these areas. The coordinates, altitudes and summaries above are BYM’s own records and should not be read as a geological assessment.

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Location

Where the four areas sit.

The four areas are a few kilometres apart, so on a map of the country they appear as a single point. The second drawing plots their recorded positions relative to each other.
Map of the Democratic Republic of Congo showing the location of concession areas P1 to P4 — Ituri highlightedITURIP1–P4

Boundaries: geoBoundaries (CC BY 4.0)

Relative positions of concession areas P1 to P4 as recorded by BYMNP1857 mP2880 mP3872 mP4919 m
Relative positions, P1–P4From recorded coordinates · not to survey standard