MINING IN AFRICA (COPPER, GOLD AND PETROLEUM)
MINING OF GOLD Africa leads the whole world in the production of gold. South Africa is the largest producer of gold in Africa, followed by Ghana, Zimbabwe and Zaire. Gold is a valuable metallic mineral. MAJOR MINING AREAS Witwatersrand near Johannesburg in South Africa. Klerksdrop and Welkom in South Africa. Dunkua and Tarkwa in Ghana. Gatoama and Gwanda in Zimbabwe. METHODS OF MINING GOLD The method of mining gold is the underground or shaft method. In this method, vertical shafts or holes are dug to reach the ore bearing rocks from where holes are drilled. Explosives are used to fill the holes to shatter the rocks by blasting.…