Zambia
Zambia's First Gold Refinery: A 3.5-Tonne Plant, a 1,200-Licence Rush, and a $1.8 Billion Wager
Zambia has unveiled the first gold refinery in its history — a private, Lusaka-based plant that can turn the country's roughly 3.5-tonne annual gold harvest into 99%–99.99% bullion, after already refining a demonstration batch of Mpika gold two months before the big reveal.