Why Cote d''Ivoire is West Africa''s top mining destination ...
The sustainability of Cote d''Ivoire''s mining industry, however, primarily depends on the uptake of exploration activity. Hosting only five gold producers—La Mancha, Newcrest, Randgold, Perseus and Taurus Gold—the metric tons per year (mt/y) current output is miniscule in comparison to the 600 mt/y known potential, and microscopic in comparison to the cumulative unmapped reserves.