Gold. It’s in your wedding ring, your smartwatch, your investments. A symbol of power, wealth, and beauty. But it doesn't start at   Cartier   or   Tiffany & Co.   or   Apple   - it often starts here. We’ve walked the dirt paths leading to artisanal gold mines across Africa, stepping into a world that exists far beyond the glimmer of finished jewelry or the prestige of bullion bars.   We've met the people whose daily grind fuels a multi-billion-dollar industry — miners workin