EDITORIAL: Boon and risk as gold glitters
Albeit diminished, the mining industry is still a big employer and export earner
08 April 2025 - 05:49
It wasn’t that long ago that markets were marvelling at the gold price jumping the $2,000 an ounce hurdle.
Then, hardly a month ago, it hit the $3,000 mark, as the safe haven rally that has continued since US President Donald Trump was inaugurated in January gained pace...
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