When it comes to gold, everyone thinks of it as a symbol of prosperity and wealth. Those who have food to buy gold as a hoard, in case the currency depreciates and inflation increases.
However, there is a country in the world that is classified as the poorest country in the world but owns all gold. It is a contrary fact that they are so poor that they have nothing but… gold, there is no other way but to exchange gold for food.
This country is Mali in West Africa. Like most African countries, it is relatively backward in development. Most of the land in Mali is desert, with arable land accounting for only 2% of the total area. More than half of Mali’s population is uneducated.
It is worth mentioning that this country has very rich mineral resources. The country’s gold production is among the top in the world.
According to statistics, the Malian people each year dig millions of dollars worth of gold.
Image of Malian people mining for gold.
This precious resource can be found anywhere in Mali. Mining is so easy that just using a shovel is enough. Therefore, the income of the people here also mainly comes from gold. To develop the economy, the government also allows everyone to mine gold themselves. So in Mali, gold diggers, gold diggers.
According to statistics, the Malian people each year dig millions of dollars worth of gold. Owners of a gold mine each year can earn more than 2,000 billion VND.
So this country may lack everything, but the only thing that is not lacking is gold. This makes some people wonder, why is there so much gold that people are still poor?
The income of the people here also mainly comes from gold, almost like gold diggers.
The answer is because: Mali has an underdeveloped industry, people always live in shortage of food. Because this place is located deep in the continent, the rainfall here is extremely meager, so agriculture is in the same situation as industry. Malians can only import food from other countries.
But because the neighboring African countries also do not have enough food and clothing, so the Malians are forced to buy food from very remote areas. Therefore, the food here is very expensive, even more expensive than gold. Therefore, even if you are a gold mine owner, having a “full meal” is also a luxury.
Although the income level is high, Malians rarely have a “full meal” because the price of food is more expensive than gold.
Mali’s manufacturing industry is still backward, so the method of gold mining here is also very primitive. Some people without tools had to use rakes made from the bones of wild animals to dig for gold. Therefore, the efficiency that it brings is not high, while the effort is spent a lot.
The number of people participating in gold mining teams is uncountable. From women to children in Mali, everyone joins the gold diggers in exchange for food to fight hunger through the day.
Because the number of gold miners is too much, the value they get is not high. Despite being pressured by buyers, everyone still pursues this hard work with the desire to earn some money to cover their lives or find a big gold nugget to change their lives.
Because of the difficult life, Malian people spend most of their time digging for gold, without a high level of education, it is difficult to find another job. The only factory here is a cheap wine factory. Therefore, gold mining is the fastest way for them to make money, even change their lives overnight.
Although they also “sell their face to the land, sell their back to the sky”, they are different from farmers because they are gold diggers.
The gold processing scene is very rudimentary in Mali.
In addition to Mali, there is still another region in the world that falls into a similar situation. That is the Persian Gulf region – where there is an abundant oil source but there is a serious shortage of water, leading to the price of water is always more expensive than oil.
(According to Sina, 163)
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