Although production has been dropping fast, the industry has undergone some major changes to improve productivity and reduce costs. The last few years have seen some major restructuring of South Africa's major gold producers with AngloGold, recently listed on the LSE and NYSE, and Gold Fields having become the countries major producers. Other major producers in South Africa are Harmony, Durban Roodepoort Deep and Avgold. Zimbabwe Zimbabwe produced 25.1 tonnes of gold in 1998 making it Africa's third largest gold producer. The structure of the Zimbabwe gold mining industry comprises several small operations centered on central Zimbabwean Archaean greenstone terranes.
Gold is Zimbabwe's principal mined export.
The industry has seen numerous mine closures, although production has remained relatively constant. Tanzania As in Mali, Tanzania is rapidly becoming an emerging gold producer in Africa. Tanzania produced around 5.3 tonnes in 1997, but this figure will definitely increase due to the opening and commissioning of new mines developed by Barrick and Ashanti. Kenor and Ashanti are active in this country. Mali Mali is rapidly becoming a major producer of gold with several new mines being developed by Anglogold and Randgold Resources.