一场现代淘金热正在西非上演。近年来，矿业公司纷纷涌向该地区，投资数十亿美元开发新的金矿，以借金价接近历史高位之机获利。
A modern-day gold rush is under way in West Africa. Mining companies have raced to the region in recent years, investing billions of dollars in new gold mines to cash in on near record prices for the metal.