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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
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Gold for Development at the WGC
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Value Distribution in Africa
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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
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Beyond the numbers... Malaria control in Obuasi
• 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
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Beyond the numbers... Malaria control in Obuasi
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• 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
Beyond the numbers... Malaria control in Obuasi
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AGA are not alone...
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Gold Demand
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Electronics remains a key market for gold
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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
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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
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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...
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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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Disclaimer
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Expressions of opinion are those of the author and are subject to change without notice.