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Gold gets above $1800 as bad economic news piles on

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 19, 2011 | 3:01 pm Precious Metals Canada Europe Gold 

Gold futures on the COMEX traded above $1,800/oz on Thursday as bad economic news continues to mount and market sentiment turns. On Thursday, the S&P/TSX Composite index fell nearly three percent. The S&P/ASX 200 was off 3.51%. Markets worry that...

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