[4] It is in the Moto greenstone belt, which contains Archean volcano-sedimentary, pyroclastic and basaltic rocks, with mafic and felsic intrusions.

[3] The Australian prospectors Hannam and O'Brien discovered gold in the northeast of the Congo Free State in 1903.

[4] By August 1906 Hannam and O’Brien reported production of 600 ounces of gold per month, and shipped the first consignment to Brussels.

[6] There was a sharp drop in production during the unsettled conditions that followed independence in 1960, with most gold extracted by artisanal workers and small-scale alluvial operations.

[6] A joint venture between Barrick Gold and AngloGold Ashanti discovered the KCD deposit in 1998 and completed several drilling programs, but withdrew later that year due to local disturbances and civil war.

Randgold Resources and AngloGold Ashanti entered a 50/50 joint venture in July 2009 and acquired Moto Goldmines.

As of 2011 a joint venture between AngloGold Ashanti and Randgold Resources was actively developing the concession centered on the Durba mine.