Lesotho has never had a commercial mine for gold. But, its skilled artisanal miners still produce a significant amount of gold each year. There are a lot mining opportunities in the country for investors given the fact that not much exploration has been done in the country with an aim of establishing a commercial gold […]
African Mining
Remote Gold Deposits in Western Sahara
The mining industry in Western Sahara is important to the national economy of Morocco. Western Sahara is an important part of Morocco, producing most of the minerals exported by the country. Other than gold, Western Sahara is the largest phosphate producer in the world. Today gold mining in Western Sahara is not as huge as […]
Mining Gold and other Minerals in Togo
Togo’s top mineral being mined today is phosphate, where it ranks 19th in the world. This is quite impressive considering the relatively small size of the country. Some believe that Togo may also be an important gold country given the fact that it is the immediate neighbor to Ghana, Africa’s second largest gold producer. This […]
Gold Mining in the Central African Republic
Central African Republic is one of the most endowed countries in Africa in terms of minerals resources. In fact mining contributes to about 10% of the country’s GDP and Gold is the country’s second largest mineral resource behind diamond. This makes the Central African Republic an important destination for any serious investor in the gold […]
Gold Deposits and Mining Opportunities in Benin
Benin is an important mining country in West Africa. It’s near Africa’s second largest gold producer; Ghana. It is in the same geological location as the leading gold producers in Africa within the West African geographical formation. Most of the gold in Benin is mined by artisanal gold miners from the gold rich veins close […]
The History and Future of Gold Mining in Malawi
Malawi is an exciting new gold producing country in Africa. The county has great potential as a gold producer given the fact that most of its gold resources remain unexplored. In the past, gold produced in Malawi was by small scale artisanal miners along the rivers. However, the recent signing of gold exploration and development […]
Tanzania: 4th Largest Gold Producer in Africa
Tanzania has one of the largest unexplored gold resources in Africa. Currently the country is the 4th biggest gold producers in Africa. The country produces about 40 tons of gold annually. This is a huge fraction of the 2.8% that the mining sector contributes to the country’s GDP. It is expected that gold mining will […]
Gold & Mineral Mining in Morocco, Africa
Morocco is one of the most stable Arab countries in African. In addition, the country has a robust mining sector despite the fact that gold mining may still remain a little bit underdeveloped. Mining contributes about 6% of the country’s GDP with most of it being from the export of phosphate. Being the third largest […]
Gold Mining on the Upswing in Sierra Leone
Although gold is not the number one mineral in Sierra Leone, gold mining still plays an important role in the economy of the country. The mining sector contributes about 4.5% of Sierra Leone’s GDP of which gold production makes a big contribution. Located in the same region as both Mali and Ghana, (two of Africa’s […]
A Growing Gold Mining Industry in Guinea, Africa
Guinea is a neighbor to top gold producers in African such as Ghana, Mali, and Burkina Faso. Like its neighbors, Guinea lies on the gold-rich Birimian greenstone belt. Although the mining industry in Guinea is still developing, the country has great potential as a gold producer. This potential has been demonstrated by the recent gold […]
Recent Exploration and Mining for Gold in Kenya
Although Kenya has for a long time been known as the primary producer of non-metallic minerals such as fluorspar, soda ash and a variety of valuable gemstones, resent gold exploration puts the country on the map of top gold producers in Africa. Quite a number of gold mining firms have been granted exploration licenses in […]