As in the diamond industry, the CAR's gold production is produced by artisinal mining activities. Official production is estimated to be about 100 kg, but estimates are that actual production is around 2 tons a year.
Gold production is derived almost entirely from alluvial operations.
Asquith Resources has an advanced gold exploration program in the Bandas Greenstone belt, north of the capital, Bangui. Asquith also is continuing work on the Roandji gold property, which has identified a 90 km strike length of virtually unexplored greenstone belt, which has historically produced around 1.75t of alluvial gold over the last twenty years. Drilling has intersected fresh sulphides below the iron formation.