1. Introduction - Incantations for a ‘Barbarous Relic’ -- 2. 21st Century Economics of the Gold Price -- 3. The ASGM Sector in Africa- Lessons from China -- 4. Africa’s Toxic Alchemy -- 5. Gold in South Africa- Lessons from the Apartheid era -- 6. Gold, Oil and Revolution in North Africa...

The book explores the evolving economics of gold as a global commodity as well as the production and trade of gold in and from the African continent. The growth of gold as an increasingly important and diverse source of African wealth is examined, alongside the impact that the rise of China in...