PHOTO: IPIS PHOTO: CAPACITY BUILDING FOR A RESPONSIBLE MINERALS TRADE (CBRMT) Evaluation of Potential Responsible Artisanal Mine Site Hubs: South Kivu NOVEMBER 2018 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Tetra Tech. This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development by Tetra Tech, through USAID Contract No. AID-OAA-I-12-00032/AID-660- TO-14-00002, under the Strengthening Tenure and Resource Rights (STARR) Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC). 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TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ....................................................................................... iv 1.0 COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT SUMMARY .................................................................. 1 1.1 BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 SECURITY ................................................................................................................................................... 2 1.2.1 Security Assessment Summary................................................................................................ 2 1.3 ACCESSIBILITY ......................................................................................................................................... 4 1.3.1 Accessibility Assessment Summary ........................................................................................ 4 1.4 MINING SITE STATUS ............................................................................................................................ 5 1.4.1 Mining Site Status Assessment Summary .............................................................................. 6 1.5 PRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 6 1.5.1 Production Assessment Summary .......................................................................................... 7 1.6 COOPERATIVES ....................................................................................................................................... 8 1.6.1 Cooperative Assessment Summary ....................................................................................... 9 1.7 LOCAL AUTHORITIES ......................................................................................................................... 10 1.7.1 Local State Authorities Assessment Summary .................................................................. 10 1.8 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS .................................................................................................. 11 1.8.1 Civil Society Organisations Assessment Summary ........................................................... 12 1.9 HEALTH AND SAFETY ........................................................................................................................ 12 1.9.1 Health and Safety Assessment Summary ............................................................................ 13 1.10 TRADE ....................................................................................................................................................... 14 1.11 MASTER TABLE ...................................................................................................................................... 16 2.0 SITE ASSESSMENT: KAZIBA ........................................................................................ 17 2.1 SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................ 17 2.2 ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................................... 19 2.2.1 Security ....................................................................................................................................... 19 2.2.2 Accessibility ............................................................................................................................... 19 2.2.3 Mining Site Status ..................................................................................................................... 21 2.2.4 Scope of Mine Production ...................................................................................................... 22 2.2.5 Local Stakeholders: Capacities and Buy-In or Interference for a Potential Project Implementation ......................................................................................................................... 23 2.2.6 Health and Safety ...................................................................................................................... 27 2.2.7 Trade ........................................................................................................................................... 29 2.3 SUMMARY OF THE ASSESSMENT: KAZIBA .................................................................................. 30 CBRMT: EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL RESPONSIBLE ARTISANAL MINE SITE HUBS i 3.0 SITE ASSESSMENT: MATILI .......................................................................................... 31 3.1 SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................ 31 3.2 ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................................... 31 3.2.1 Security ....................................................................................................................................... 31 3.2.2 Accessibility ............................................................................................................................... 33 3.2.3 Mining Site Status ..................................................................................................................... 33 3.2.4 Scope of Mine Production ...................................................................................................... 34 3.2.5 Local Stakeholders: Capacities and Buy-In or Interference for a Potential Project Implementation ......................................................................................................................... 35 3.2.6 Health and Safety ...................................................................................................................... 37 3.2.7 Trade ........................................................................................................................................... 38 3.3 SUMMARY OF THE ASSESSMENT: MATILI .................................................................................... 39 4.0 SITE ASSESSMENT: MUKERA ....................................................................................... 41 4.1 SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................ 41 4.2 ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................................... 41 4.2.1 Security ....................................................................................................................................... 41 4.2.2 Accessibility ............................................................................................................................... 43 4.2.3 Mining Site Status ..................................................................................................................... 44 4.2.4 Scope of Mine Production ...................................................................................................... 44 4.2.5 Local Stakeholders: Capacities and Buy-In or Interference for a Potential Project Implementation ......................................................................................................................... 46 4.2.6 Health and Safety ...................................................................................................................... 49 4.2.7 Trade ........................................................................................................................................... 50 4.3 SUMMARY OF THE ASSESSMENT: MUKERA ...............................................................................