Gold suitable geological layers for the African continent

The Gold suitable geological layers for the African continent provides information on the locations where artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASgM) is geologically possible. ASgM requires the presence of gold in the ground or rivers. This database builds upon this geological necessity, recent research in geology, and the latest mapping of the contours, age, and chemical composition of the African geological bedrocks.Latest datasetThe folder Gold_suitable_geology contains the raw gold-suitable geological layers for Africa. For users familiar with the PRIO-GRID data structure (Tollefsen et al. 2012), the folder Gold_suitable_PRIOgrid provides each PRIO-GRID cell ID alongside its corresponding gold-suitability classification. This version: March 2022.Companion paperThe first version of this database was initially constructed to conduct the analysis reported in "Artisanal mining in Africa; Green for gold?" (The Economic Journal, forthcoming). The paper's appendix describes in detail the methodology and sources used to construct the database.Link to the published paper: link.Link to the (ungated) working paper version: link.Link to the associated replication package: link.LicenseCC BY-NC-SA — This license allows others to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material for non-commercial purposes, as long as appropriate credit is given. Any derivative works must be licensed under the same terms.How to cite this databaseGirard, Victoire; Vic, Guillaume; Molina-Millán, Teresa (2022). Gold-suitable geological layers for the African continent. Figshare, NOVA School of Business & Economics. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.60580/novasbe.28957058.v4@article{Girard2022, author = "Victoire Girard and Guillaume Vic and Teresa Molina-Millan", title = "{Gold suitable geological layers for the African continent (Version March 2022)}", year = "2022", month = "3", url = "https://novasbe.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Gold_suitable_geological_layers_for_the_African_continent_shp_and_tif_/28957058", doi = "10.60580/novasbe.28957058" }ContactThe database is part of a broader research agenda to allow academics and policy-makers to better understand artisanal mining and its impacts. If you have any suggestions, comments, or issues, please contact me via email.