A craftsman working on stone carving in Sudan, reflecting the rich artistic heritage of the region.
The Royal Ghana Gold Refinery aims to refine 400 kilograms of gold a day, sourcing the raw material mainly from artisanal and small-scale mines, which officially account for a third of Ghana’s output of about 4 million ounces a year. There’s also a large but unknown amount of gold that’s illegally produced by miners locally known as ‘galamsey,’ who smuggle their output out of Ghana.