Mining by country

Mining in Cameroon

What Cameroon mines: gold, limestone and diamonds. Below: 5 projects held by listed companies.

Mineral rents0%of GDP, 2021. Higher than 0% of countries.
Ores and metals2.2%of merchandise exports, 2023.
On our globe55 projects held by listed companies.
Governance, World Bank WGI 2025
  • Rule of law-1.19above 14% of countries
  • Political stability-1.69above 8% of countries
  • Regulatory quality-0.79above 21% of countries
  • Control of corruption-1.20above 13% of countries
Estimates from −2.5 to +2.5; the bar sits at the country's score.

Projects held by listed companies

ProjectCompanyMineralsStage
Bibemi gold projectOriole ResourcesGoldDevelopment
Eastern Central Licence Package (Pokor, Ndom, Niambaram, Tenekou)Oriole ResourcesGoldExploration
Mbe gold projectOriole ResourcesGoldExploration
Wapouze limestone projectOriole ResourcesLimestoneExploration
Libongo palaeoplacer (Cameroon, historic)Botswana MineralsDiamondsClosed

By mineral

Gold mines

World shares: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, latest year per mineral. Mineral rents, exports and governance: World Bank WDI and WGI. Trade: CEPII BACI. Projects: listed companies' announcements.