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ID125940
Title ProperFool's gold
LanguageENG
AuthorEwing, Jonathan
Publication2013.
Summary / Abstract (Note)KINSHASA, Congo-Joachim Andersson owned and operated a string of failed businesses before he founded Mineral Invest and began mining for gold in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. During the 1980s, Andersson worked as a pastry chef at an all-night café in a Stockholm suburb. It was the kind of place frequented by taxi drivers and prostitutes. Stolen goods were fenced in the café, and Andersson learned about precious metals. During the 1990s, he began dealing in minerals from Africa, and he was sentenced to five years in prison for tax evasion relating to importing gold.
`In' analytical NoteWorld Policy Journal Vol. 30, No.2; Summer 2013: p.81-90
Journal SourceWorld Policy Journal Vol. 30, No.2; Summer 2013: p.81-90
Key WordsCongo ;  Minerals ;  Africa ;  Kinshasa ;  Gold