SAKIMA holds 42 mining permits in the Maniema, Kivu South and Kivu North Provinces, covering around one million hectares, with known deposits of tin, tantalum, niobium, tungsten, gold and other minerals. In addition to substantial infrastructure, including six operating hydro-electric power plants, over 1,000 km of roads, treatment and maintenance facilities, office buildings, housing, hospitals and schools, SAKIMA has a vast library of geological, exploration and mining data accumulated over more than 50 years. Given the more than 20 years since the properties were last exploited on a commercial basis, most of this infrastructure is now in need of attention.