Mountain where soil is '60% to 90%' gold found in Africa, locals rush with shovels

A mountain where the soil is thought to be made up of '60% to 90%' of gold has been found in a village in Democratic Republic of the Congo. A video went viral on social media showing several locals rushing to the mountain with shovels and other tools to dig the ground in a bid to extract gold. 

A video shared on social media by freelance journalist Ahmad Algohbary shows dozens of villagers flooding the mountain in Luhihi, which is located in Congo’s South Kivu province, following the discovery of the gold-rich area.

In one of the videos, the locals are seen using shovels and other tools to dig the ground in a bid to extract gold from the soil. Some were even seen using their bare hands.

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