Traditional Gold Mining in Adanse

For centuries, the people of Adanse worked and mined gold, and their goldfields were one source of supply of gold to the Trans Saharan traders and to the European market before and during colonial administration of the Gold Coast. The Adanse gold miners used simple but effective technology, and kep...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ababio Emmanuel Ofosu-Mensah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Africa Research Network 2010-06-01
Series:Nordic Journal of African Studies
Online Access:https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/210