(PDF) Mining Industry in Sudan

The mining industry of Sudan was mostly driven by extraction fuel and minerals, with petroleum accounting for a substantial contribution to the country's economy, until the autonomous region of ...

Security elites and gold mining in Sudan's economic transition

After South Sudan's secession in 2011, which led to the loss of 75 per cent of Sudan's oil exports, the gold sector became an important source of foreign exchange. Sudanese companies not traditionally involved in the sector are now heavily invested. The RSF in particular has deep stakes in gold mining.

The Macroeconomics of the Gold Economy in Sudan

Key Words: Gold, informal gold mining, the Central Bank of Sudan (CBOS), fiscal deficit, monetary growth, CBOS's gold price, international gold price, nominal exchange rate, expected rate of ...

Gold Price Today in Sudan

Gold exports are a major source of foreign currency for Sudan. The revenue generated from gold mining and exports helps in stabilizing the national economy, especially in times of economic turbulence. ... For those involved in larger-scale gold trading or investment, compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC ...

Meyas Sand Gold Project – Sudan – Perseus Mining

The Meyas Sand Gold Project, located in northern Sudan, has the potential to be a valuable large, long-life gold mine for Perseus. Perseus acquired Meyas Sand in May 2022 and plans to finalise infill drilling, revisit a Feasibility Study and Engineering, and prepare its own resource and reserve estimates before preparing a FEED study to enable a final investment decision.

How 'blood gold' from Africa is funding Russia's war on …

A new report details how the Wagner mercenary group uses gold mining in Africa to funnel money to the Kremlin. According to " The Blood Gold Report," Wagner has laundered …

Russia is plundering gold in Sudan to boost Putin's war …

Multiple interviews with high-level Sudanese and US officials and troves of documents reviewed by CNN paint a picture of an elaborate Russian scheme to plunder …

How a sanctioned Russian company gained access to …

Commercial Registry documents seen by Bloomberg provide the first evidence that the compound is owned by Meroe Gold, a company the US Treasury says has ties to the …

The Criminalization of South Sudan's Gold Sector

The Criminalization of South Sudan's Gold Sector Kleptocratic Networks and the Gold Trade in Kapoeta The Criminalization of South Sudan's Gold Sector ... most important and best-known sites for artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASM). Some estimates put the number of miners at 60,000 working at 80 different locations in the area ...

'Guns for gold': who is complicit in Sudan's brutal war?

In 2022, the UAE imported 39 tonnes of gold from Sudan, worth more than $2bn. While gold import figures for 2023 and 2024 are unavailable, direct shipments of Sudanese gold have continued. In May 2023, the US State Department noting that the UAE receives "nearly all" the gold exported from Sudan. The UAE is also a primary customer of gold ...

Fueling Sudan's War: How Gold Exports and Smuggling Are …

The Bashir regime exploited a gold rush that began around 2009-2010 and saw hundreds of thousands of unemployed youth descend on artisanal gold mining sites from all over Sudan …

Gold in Sudan

Sudan's gold production has increased by more than 1,200% in a decade, according to a report by the US Geological Survey, from 7 tons in 2008 to more than 90 tons in …

Sudan Aiming to be Africa's 'Next Major Gold Mining …

While most the country's mineral reserves remain underdeveloped, mining in Sudan contributes about 90t of gold to the global market per annum, making it the 10th largest gold producer in …

(PDF) The Macroeconomics of the Gold Economy in Sudan …

Key Words: Gold, informal gold mining, the Central Bank of Sudan (CBOS), fiscal deficit, monetary growth, CBOS's gold price, international gold price, nominal exchange rate, expected rate of ...

Corruption in South Sudan's Gold Sector Bleeding its Miners …

Although South Sudan's emerging gold market is quickly becoming a popular choice for traders in Africa, widespread reports of smuggling and internal corruption have deprived its people of much-needed revenue and economic development. ... Gold mining, be it large or small-scale, offers any nation with deep reserves the chance for sustained ...

Sudan's gold: Hemedti's untold power

Comtrade data shows that the UAE imported $15.1bn worth of gold from Africa in 2016, more than any other country and up from $1.3bn in 2006. The share of African gold in the UAE'S gold imports increased from 18% to nearly 50% over the same period and the industry accounts for approximately one fifth of the country's total GDP.

Sudan's gold: The precious metal used to fund conflicts

Over the last decade, gold has played a significant role in Sudan's political economy, primarily to the detriment of everyday Sudanese people. Through corruption and …

GIS-Based Analysis of Gold Mining in Sudan

All gold mining states have traditional mining which has a significant impact. The Red Sea state comes at the top of gold production states in Sudan. Moreover, GIS can successfully be used to suggest new gold mining sites specially in North Kordofan. Keywords: Concision companies, Geographical Information System (GIS), Gold, Mineral resources ...

Sudan's gold industry: opportunity amid geopolitical …

Sudan has experienced a surge in protests against gold mining, driven by concerns over the hazards associated with the unregulated use of substances like mercury and cyanide used in gold extraction. A report released in 2022 shed light on the widespread exposure of …

Understanding Money Laundering Risks in the …

Download the full advisory. Download the one-page summary. For more on this topic, explore our February 2021 briefing. This advisory highlights the money laundering risks stemming from the flow of conflict gold from four sub-Saharan …

Sudanese refugees find riches and repression in Egypt's land of gold

The presence of gold and gold mining here goes back to the age of the Pharaohs and now, with the war in Sudan sending thousands of displaced people flooding across the border, the land of gold is ...

Sudan's Other War: The Place of Gold

Sudan's peripheries. Gold has significantly fanned the flames of disputes in conflict-ridden areas. Furthermore, gold profits financed conflict. In many locations, conflicts centered around gold sites such as Jebel Amer. This coincided with a significant expansion in gold mining activities and production, as shown in the figure below ...

Mining in Sudan

More about mining in Sudan. While the majority of the country's mineral reserves remain underdeveloped, mining in Sudan contributes about 90 tonnes of gold to the global market per annum, making it the 10 th largest gold …

Russian delegation in Sudan explores gold mining and …

September 22, 2024 (PORT SUDAN) — A Russian trade delegation has been in talks with Sudanese officials about starting gold extraction from multiple sites in the country as soon as next month ...

Gold in Sudan

The production of gold in Sudan has increased by more than 1,200% in a decade, from 7 tons in 2008 to more than 90 tons in 2017. ... He pointed out that the mining sector accounted for 6 per cent of GDP in 2018 and had a growth rate of 14 per cent. ... This increased the supply of money and pushing inflation up to 63 per cent.

Africa Aware: How gold fuels the war in Sudan

In this episode, Ahmed Soliman discusses his upcoming research on the Sudan conflict and its link to the gold sector – from how gold has evolved as a 'conflict good,' its connection to the current war and transnational dynamics. Dr Suliman Baldo (Executive Director, Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker) gives an overview of key political ...

How a sanctioned Russian company gained access …

Meroe, one of dozens of operators in the gold industry, has been investing in Sudan since 2017 — the same year the Treasury says Wagner developed plans for then-dictator Omar al-Bashir to ...

Russia's Wagner Group 'getting rich in Sudan' …

Dagalo, widely known as Hemeti, is a key player in Sudan's gold mining operations. About 70 percent of Sudan's gold production - which has increased rapidly since South Sudan won its ...

Sudan crisis: The ruthless mercenaries who run the country for gold …

Through gold and officially sanctioned mercenary activity, Hemedti came to control Sudan's largest "political budget" - money that can be spent on private security, or any activity, without ...

The Socioeconomic Impacts of Traditional Gold …

The study was conducted on the top-three gold-producing states (River Nile, South Kordofan, and South Darfur) in Sudan. The share of gold in total Sudanese exports has increased from 2.54% in 2011 ...