Where in west Africa is gold found and what are its sources? Most gold production and reserves in west Africa are found within the west African craton.

To answer these questions, it is easiest to start with the amount of gold that humans have mined to date. The U.S. Geological ...

It is the largest source of jobs in rural Africa, save for farming, so a sustained gold boom could mean higher incomes for some very poor people.

Surviving on a diet of toothpaste and toilet paper, South Africa's notorious "zama-zama" illegal miners continue a weeks-long standoff with police in the darkness of a disused gold mine.

South African authorities have argued that the miners were always able to exit through another shaft at Buffelsfontein Gold Mine, one of the deepest in the mineral-rich country.

A discovery of gold reserves, estimated to be worth $83 billion, was made in China last month. China is the world's largest gold producer, Reuters reports.

A deposit of high-quality gold ore containing around 1,000 metric tons (1,100 US tons) of the precious metal has been discovered in central China, according to Chinese state media. Valued at ...

Where in west Africa is gold found and what are its sources? Most gold production and reserves in west Africa are found within the west African craton.

Where in west Africa is gold found and what are its sources? Most gold production and reserves in west Africa are found within the west African craton.

Gold in the region: Gold in west Africa: Origins, reserves, and modern exploration techniques.