In his graphical representation of the “mine-to- world-market” movement of unprocessed gold from the Nigerian State of Zamfara, Alan says (gold) ore is collected from mines near Sunke, bagged and brought by motorcycles to villages like Dareta or Sunke, where villagers grind it and then wash the mix over a ridged board.
The villagers, who do the processing themselves, then use mercury to extract the gold, the result of which is sold to gold traders in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, where the remaining dirt and impurities are separated.
The gold, according to Alan, is then driven to the Benin border and turned over to dealers from the port city of Cotonou, who then sell it to wholesalers from Europe and the Middle East from where it is introduced to the world market.
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