Gold Price Today (Au)
Gold is the most-traded precious metal in Africa, with major production from South Africa, Ghana, Mali, Burkina Faso, Tanzania and the DRC. Track the live LBMA spot below and price any gold lot — ore, doré or concentrate — with the calculator preview.
Current gold price
Common uses of gold
- Central-bank reserves, ETFs and investment bars.
- Jewellery (75% of global demand by volume in some years).
- Electronics: bonding wire, contact plating, connectors.
- Dental alloys and niche industrial catalysts.
Market context
Gold is benchmarked off the live LBMA/LME/COMEX feed shown below.
MetalPulse Africa never mixes sources on a single row. When a feed is unavailable we mark the price as a reference or proxy and surface the underlying note alongside it.
Grades, assay & payable
Payable terms vary by buyer, refinery route and assay. The calculator below uses a default payable of 98.5% and an indicative treatment / refining charge of $6/t. Always confirm payables, deductions and penalties with your offtake buyer before signing.
Frequently asked questions
What is the current gold price?
The live gold price block above shows the latest figure in USD/oz, with its source, market type (spot / futures / reference) and last-updated time. Refresh the page for the newest value.
Where does MetalPulse Africa get the gold price from?
From a live commodity-data feed sourced from LBMA / LME / COMEX benchmarks. The exact source label is shown on the price card.
How do I price my own gold lot?
Use the calculator preview below. Enter your tonnage, grade and payable percentage; the tool returns gross metal value, payable value and a fair price per wet tonne. Full export, multi-currency and PDF reporting unlock with a subscription.