We company who does extraction of gold is not Kotia Hedge ltd. Kotia Hedge is only in charge of smart contracts for this project. DBD International is the company who is in charge of extraction processes and is duly incorporated under the laws of the Ivory Coast. DBD has a license permission  for extraction of gold approved by the Government. Here is the link, you may double check from official website of Cadastre of Ivory coast http://portals.flexicadastre.com/cotedivoire/en/
All data regarding mineral report and  geological analyses is disclosed publicly https://metalblock.io/documents/