African countries that produce most gold [2023 List]

Gold is wealth. It can be saved or melted to make pieces of jewelry. The high demand for this natural resource has made its mining a global business with operations on every continent except Antarctica.

In Africa, South Africa takes the lead as the country with the largest gold production. According to some reports, about one-tenth of global gold reserves are located in the country, with the Witwatersrand Basin considered one of the largest gold resources in the world.

Here are Africa’s largest gold producers:

1. South Africa – 110 tonnes

2. Ghana – 90 tonnes

3. Mali – 66.2 tonnes

4. Burkina Faso – 56.675 tonnes

5. Cote d’Ivoire – 48 tonnes

6. Sudan – 41.8 tonnes

7. Tanzania -38.2 tonnes

8. Zimbabwe – 35.38 tonnes

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