Sudan’s Gold Output Spikes Amid Civil War as New Mining Deals Signed
The gold district in Port Sudan, Sudan.
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Sudan’s gold industry rebounded last year as the government took steps to bolster revenue amid a civil war, including signing mining deals with companies from China, Russia and Qatar.
The North African nation produced 65 tons of bullion in 2024, generating some $1.6 billion in government revenue, data from the state-run Sudanese Mineral Resources Company show. That compares with 34.5 tons and $2.02 billion in 2022, before the war erupted, with the recent revenue gains partly reflective of a gold price surge. The reliability of the data collected since then is questionable, although the industry initially took a severe hit.