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95% of the worlds gold comes from Africa
Gold is mainly found in the Witswatersrand area, which is located in Gauteng province.
Something on the order of 2500 tonnes of gold is mined each year.
There is copper mined throughout much of Africa. In South Africa, the major areas for copper mining are Palabora and Northern Cape.
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In the distant past, gold could be "mined" by panning streams with screened pans that separated the water & dirt from small nuggets of gold. That of course has long been improved by deep level mining. In South Africa as example, deep level mining into gold prospective areas are used to find and bring gold to the surface. Some of the deepest mines and much of the world's gold mining activity is done in South Africa.
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Since 2007, China has led the world in gold production, overtaking South Africa, whose mines have produced as much as 50% of all gold ever mined in the world.
Of the 120,000 tons of total mined gold, approximately 33,000 tons are held by central banks as official stocks. The remaining 87,000 are held privately
According to the World Silver Survey, approximately 27,000 metric tons of silver are mined each year. As for gold, around 3,300 metric tons are mined annually. The amount of silver used each year varies, but it typically falls within a similar range as the amount that is mined. For gold, the majority is used for jewelry and investment purposes, with a smaller amount used in industries like electronics and dentistry.
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