About Us

About Gbaya Gold and Diamond


From our origins in East-Central Cameroon, we have grown into one of the largest small-scale mining company in Africa that offers both surface and underground mining solutions at scale. We have experience operating some of the biggest artisanal projects in Cameroon while working with our clients to understand their requirements and deliver on their needs.

Our Purpose is to create enduring value and certainty for our people, clients, investors and the communities in which we operate.

We have more than 35 years of experience in surface and underground mining and a track record of delivering mining projects in challenging environments. Our experience includes mining gold to nickel and diamond.

Our offices and operations span four towns. We have a workforce of ~ 1,000 artisanal miners and our culture is underpinned by a set of principles that drive the way we work, our actions and our behaviours, in every interaction and task we perform.

Our focus is keeping our people — and the people we work with — safe, while building a strong, diverse and vibrant workforce. Our underlying goal is to expand our business geographically and sustainably by delivering exceptional value to our customers. Get in touch to find out more about our businesses and how we can offer enduring value and certainty to your business.

From our proud Central African heritage, we have grown to be one of the largest diversified artisanal mining company to offering both surface and underground mining solutions at scale. The Group has expanded over the past three decades, both organically and by acquisition, and now has offices and operations across four continents.

Gbaya’s Purpose

Our purpose is to create enduring value and certainty. This is critical to everything we do and the reason we exist. Our purpose is underpinned by our five Principles – No shortcuts, Never wasteful, Walk in their shoes, Smarter together and Enable tomorrow. These Principles are the fabric of our business, they are critical in delivering our purpose and driving the way we work, our actions and our behaviour.

A transparent, fair workplace

We are committed to providing coherent, concise and open policy documentation covering a range of workplace procedures. We believe it’s essential to achieve operational excellence and ensure a cohesive operating code for all employees at each worksite.