摘要
In deciding on a theme of relevance to Africa that would contribute to the“Resourcing of Future Generations Initiative”of the IUGS and would in this way provide a legacy project for the 35th International Geological Congress in Cape Town,South Africa,the topic of The Great Mineral Fields of Africa seemed to be an obvious choice for a special issue of Episodes.A large variety of minerals have been exploited in diverse parts of the continent for thousands of years and legends of rich gold deposits first attracted outside interest to Africa.
