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Belgikaor was set up in 1931 with a capital of 15 million francs, raised to 30 million francs in 1947. Its purpose was to prospect for minerals in the Lowa and Pangi regions. In 1947 it produced over 7,000 kilograms (15,000 lb) of refined gold as well as other minerals. In 1932
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In 1952 Belgika had capital of 103 million francs. It employed 23 Europeans and 3,400 Africans. A 1952 tourist guide showed that La
Belgika had a hotel and provided car rentals with drivers. At the end of the 1950s La Belgika employed 83 European agents and 15,000 Africans, mostly in the
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The company was mainly active in the eastern Congo. It engaged in farming and livestock, and had coffee, rubber and oil palm plantations, including 1,500 hectares (3,700 acres) of rubber trees on Ile Bertha and 200 hectares (490 acres) of rubber trees in
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