The ounce of gold hits a record high of US $ 1,930.48 on Monday July 27
For many observers, gold remains the eternal safe haven in this period when the world economy is rocking following the health crisis of COVID-19 which has not spared no continent.
Economic operators are opting to invest their capital in gold when we do not yet know how far this coronavirus pandemic, which affects several economic sectors, would go.
African countries producing the yellow metal like the DRC and South Africa, therefore, have bright prospects ahead of them with this ounce of gold which has just broken the 2011 record.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo had produced in 2019 a volume of 33,752.43 Kg of raw gold including industrial production estimated at 33,419.04 Kg against an artisanal production of 333.39 Kg. From this production, 33,055 Kg of gold were exported earning $ 1 billion 12 million $ 976,216. as shown in the table below.