Gold Mines Africa

The rarity and the physical characteristics of Gold are the main reasons of the value of Gold being so precious. This is so, because it does not rust or oxidize and is an excellent conductor of electricity.
 
There is no need to process gold very much when it is found as it is non -corrosive and untarnished, appearing where ever it is found in its pure form, usually evenly distributed deeply embedded in rock, making it a hard to retrieve mineral.
 
The presence of gold is known to be found in all parts of the world contrary to all beliefs and can even be found in small quantities as part of volcanic activity
 
South Africa being the largest gold producer in the world is famous for its gold coins called the Kruger Rand.
 
Some of the facts about the Mines in Africa are;
 

Mining can be very different from mine to mine depending on the geological situation of each mine.
 
Gold mining is usually done underground and there are open pit operations in Ghana, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Cote de Ivoire and Zimbabwe. Most of South Africa’s production of Gold is in the Witwatersrand Placer Gold Deposits. These are mined exclusively underground.
 
The Witwatersrand area is well know to be the largest gold resource in the world which makes South Africa one of the world leaders in gold mining. "Egoli" meaning City of Gold is another name by which Johannesburg is called.
 
Even though the geo-thermal conditions are favorable for Mining in Africa, a large number of Machinery for air conditioning are still required to make the working conditions bearable underground. Even though the air is cooled down to thirty one degrees the workers have to work in humid conditions of 100 percent.
 
Among the leading South African producers of gold is Avgold and known to have operations producing outside the traditional Barberton greenstone belt in the Witwatersrand basin.
 
Among the leading exploration and gold mining names in Africa is Ashanti, who owns four mines in Ghana which are operational and other facilities in Tanzania, Guinea and Zimbabwe. Thirty two per cent of interest in Ashanti is owned by LonMin. 
 
In Zimbabwe, Rio Tinto produces ten per cent of the gold produced annually by its 2 gold operations and its dump re-treatment facility. Rio Tinto’s global activities bring in one point five million ounces of gold on an annual basis. 
  
 
One of the biggest risks at these Gold Mines is the humanitarian issues that are very largely ignored. It can range from poor working conditions to pregnant women doing hard labor and even the use of child labor. 
 
 

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