A pink building guarded by dogs at Entebbe on the shores of Lake Victoria, the refinery, African Gold Refinery (AGR), is part of a trend across Africa. SEE ALSO :Dam collapse kills at least 15 gold minersSome of Africa’s new gold refineries are in South Africa, a major gold producer with an already large refining industry. Some new refineries have invested in systems to ensure they process gold from legal and environmentally responsible miners. With so many refineries competing for gold to process, each has scant incentive to check where its gold comes from. Uganda has long been a conduit for gold worth billions of dollars mined in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

Source: Standard Digital January 16, 2020 08:15 UTC