Africa’s Gold Traceability Push: Why Governments Are Formalising Mining to Win LBMA Refinery Status

By: GOLD MINERS CLUB DATE: 06-11-2026 Africa mines a large share of the world’s gold, yet most of the continent’s refined gold is still processed elsewhere. A growing number of governments are working to change that. They are bringing artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) into the formal economy, building mine-to-export traceability systems, and backing refineries […]