Africa’s two most profitable mineral resources are gold and diamonds. In 2008, Africa produced about 483 tons of gold, or 22 percent of the world’s total production. South Africa accounts for almost half of Africa’s gold production. Ghana, Guinea, Mali, and Tanzania are other major producers of gold.

Africa has a wide variety of natural resources such as African oil, ores, fresh water, and ocean.

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999 This means the gold is 99.9% pure, or 24K. This is the purest that you can buy, and although purity can be up to six nines fine, or 999.999, it’s highly rare to find it so pure. Such fineness in gold was last refined in the 1950s by The Perth Mint in Australia.

KDM means gold in which cadmium could be mixed in a ratio of 92 per cent and 8 per cent, which ensured purity of 92 per cent. Cadmium-soldered jewellery was widely known as KDM jewellery. While KDM gold has been popular, it has been removed from circulation because it has been proven to be hazardous to health.

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24 represents 24K which is pure gold and what the gold market value uses, since they are representing the value of 24K gold per ounce. Example: $1,200 / 31.1 / 24 X 14 = $22.50 per gram.

Gold bars can also be purchased in fractional sizes such as 1 gram, 2 gram, 5 gram, 20 gram, 50 gram and more….Live Metal Spot Price (24hrs) Apr 07, 2021 at 11:09 EST.