Paper currencies are devaluing, and investors are making a move to hard assets.
And it’s happening in Africa as well; Burkina Faso more than doubled its gold production in 2009, reaching more than 11 tons. They currently has five gold mines in production, which have created over 1350 jobs. Two new mines are expected to start production in 2010, and mining companies from Canada, South Africa, Australia, and Russia have acquired mining rights.