| July 2007 The Democratic
Republic of Congo’s Cadastre Minier (CAMI) has
contracted Spatial Dimension to replace their
existing Mining Cadastre System with a
modern and scalable solution based on the
FlexiCadastre mineral rights platform.
Speaking at the contract signing ceremony held in
Kinshasa on 5th July 2007 Mr Jean Felix Mupande, the
Director General of CAMI said, “The initial SIGTIM
implementation started in 2002 but the system has
failed to live up to our expectations. With the DRC
currently one of the premier worldwide destinations
for exploration and mining investment, it was
imperative for us to find a better solution. After
an extensive review process we decided to replace
SIGTIM with FlexiCadastre. We are particularly
excited about working with the team from Spatial
Dimension who have shown that they not only
understand the technology required but also the
business process requirements of our organisation.”
Mr Charles Young, Director of Spatial Dimension,
took the opportunity to thank Mr Mupande for the
confidence shown in Spatial Dimension. “Spatial
Dimension together with our international partner
Swedish Geological are very aware of the demands
placed on CAMI to provide an efficient and
transparent Mining Cadastre in the DRC. We are
certain that with our extensive experience in
similar environments that this project will be a
resounding success and will contribute in its own
way to the continued peace and prosperity in the DRC”,
said Mr Young.
Speaking in Cape Town Mr Bill Feast, Managing
Director of Spatial Dimension said, “This contract,
together with the other contracts Spatial Dimension
has recently won, shows that FlexiCadastre is truly
a world leading mineral rights management solution.
More and more clients are moving away from difficult
to support legacy systems to the extensible and
workflow driven platform that FlexiCadastre offers.”
About Spatial Dimension
Spatial Dimension is a multi-disciplinary software
development and consulting company with a broad base
of skills and experience in the development of
innovative and cost effective spatially enabled
solutions. Their flagship product, FlexiCadastre, is
the international software of choice for both
Government Agencies and Mineral Resource Companies
wanting to implement integrated mineral rights
management solutions. Corporate clients include
Anglo America, BHPBilliton, Rio Tinto and Barrick
Gold. Government clients include the Greenland,
Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia.
About The Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is located in
the heart of equatorial central Africa and has an
area of 2,267,600 square kilometers. Historically,
the mining industry accounted for 25% of the GDP and
about 75% of total export revenues. Under provisions
of the 2002 Mining Code and subsequent Decree
068/2003 of April 3, 2003, a new Cadastre Minier
(CAMI) was established. Under the supervision of the
Mines and Finance ministers, CAMI is responsible for
the granting and renewal of mining and exploration
rights, the transformation and leasing of mining
rights, securities on mining assets, determining the
financial capacity of applicants, and maintaining a
national registry that is available to the public. |