aug 21, 1915 - 97% of Africa under foreign control
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The mineral industry of Africa is the largest mineral industries in the world. Africa is the second largest continent, with 30 million km² of land, which implies large quantities of resources. For many African countries, mineral exploration and production constitute significant parts of their economies and remain keys to economic growth. Africa is richly endowed with mineral reserves and ranks first or second in quantity of world reserves of bauxite, cobalt, industrial diamond, phosphate rock, platinum-group metals (PGM), vermiculite, and zirconium.[1] Gold mining is Africa's main mining resource.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_industry_of_Africa
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aug 21, 1915
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~ 110 years ago