sustainable socio-economic development – the role of gold, and gold mining

Sustainable Socio-Economic Development – The Role of Gold, and Gold Mining

Electra Mining West Africa, Accra, March 2014

Dr Trevor Keel

World Gold Council Members

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Stimulating and sustaining demand for gold

• The global authority on gold and the first source of informed opinion

• Develop insights into future role of gold across the multiple sources of gold demand

• Collaborate with partners, intervene to deliver solutions and create new markets, which increase and sustain the demand for gold


Gold for Development at the WGC


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Value Distribution in Africa


Focus on Ghana

Beyond the numbers... Malaria control in Obuasi

• In 2005, the Obuasi Mine Hospital (Edwin Cade) recorded on average 6,800 malaria cases each month. Of these, 2,500 were mine employees

• With an average of three days off per patient, an estimated 7,500 man-shifts were lost per month

• This coupled with the slow work rate during recuperation, resulted in a major loss in production

• Cost of medication for malaria treatment was USD 660,000 per annum

• School and work absenteeism was rife



• Implement a complete integrated malaria control programme covering the entire municipality

• Initial Cost: $1.7 million

• Thereafter: $1.5 million per year

• AIM – To reduce the incidence of malaria by 50% in 2 years




• In 2008, the Global Fund approved a total grant amount of $133million to scale up IRS into 40 districts in Ghana by 2015

• AngloGold Ashanti was selected by the Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) as the Principal Recipient of the Grant

• A total of 8million people will be protected by IRS in the most endemic communities in Ghana

• Over 3800 jobs created nationwide

• Local capacity and strong partnerships built for IRS



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AGA are not alone...


Gold Demand


Electronics remains a key market for gold


Uses in electronics

• Excellent conductivity (although copper and silver are better)

• The best corrosion resistance - durability

• Highly malleable

• Fine gold wiring inside microchips (bonding wire)

• Thin gold plating on contacts and connectors


Using gold in nanotechnology

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....like a new material

• Inert, corrosion resistant, golden• Ideal for electronics, durable coatings,

decorationGold

• Active catalyst, colourful, novel optical properties

• Chemical reactions, medicine, clean energy, advanced electronics

Nanogold

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Momentum in gold nanotechnology research


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Source: Johnson Matthey, World Gold Council

Malaria diagnostics – making every nanoparticle count


Gold in medicine

• Gold already used in arthritis treatments, medical implants, pregnancy testing kits

• Significant interest in using biocompatability of gold in drug-delivery and medical imagery

• Numerous start-up companies operating in the field – Cytimmue, Aurasense, Nanospectra for example

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Gold particles carry chemotherapy drug directly to tumour increasing the effectiveness and reducing side-effects

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Peering into the unknown...


Summary

• World Gold Council member companies make a significant contribution to economic growth in Africa

• Beyond the economics, they impact societal development in a variety of ways. For example, supporting health and wellbeing in the mines yields enormous benefits within the communities more broadly, and in some cases, throughout entire countries

• But its not just mining – the gold itself is often a critical component in many items we take for granted on a day-to-day basis.


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