Ruées vers l’or au Sahara

L’orpaillage dans le désert du Ténéré et le massif de l’Aïr (Niger)

Bibliographic Data

ID6186679
AuthorsEmmanuel Gregoire (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, corresponding author), Laurent Gagnol (Terre des Hommes, corresponding author)
Year2017
Publication date2017-05-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEchoGéo (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1963-1197 • E-ISSN: 1963-1197
PublisherOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4000/echogeo.14933
OpenAlexW2616516909
LanguageFR
Citations received14
References cited8

In the midst of a worrisome political and economical climate, a new activity suddenly and unexpectedly emerged in Northern Niger early 2014: gold panning in the Djado valley. A few months later, operations began at a second site in Tchibarakaten. Several smaller deposits were found in the Air mountain range. Gold fever spread amongst Niger’s people and foreigners seeking fortune. The present article retraces this quest for gold by describing the main gold panning sites and their operators. Relationships between the state, the traders and gold prospectors are also reviewed. Finally, the political, religious, economical and environmental consequences of clandestine gold panning activities in the Agadez region are analysed

Art · Geography · Humanities · Political science · African Studies and Ethnography · African Studies and Geopolitics · Mining and Resource Management

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