Business News of Tuesday, 6 September 2016Source: Lawrence M K AkakpoAn important announcement on ghana’s gold industryGold was discovered, (circa) ca. The records available showed that for the Copper Age (BC 3900-BC 2,000), a period 1,900 years, Egypt was the world’s largest gold producer. During the Bronze Age (BC 2,100-BC 1,200), a period of 900 years, Nubia, the modern Sudan was the world’s largest gold producer. From the Iron Age through the Roman Empire (BC 1,200-AD 500), a period of 1,700 years, Iberia, modern Spain was the world’s largest gold producer. It was followed by India as the world’s largest producer for the period of AD 500-1,000 or 500 years.

Source: Vibe Ghana September 06, 2016 05:48 UTC