China’s gold-buying boom faces test at start of year, WGC says
China's gold consumption last year rose by over a third from 2020, led by uptake of gold jewelry.
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Mining People: Asante Gold, Azimut Exploration, Canada Nickel, GoldHaven, K2 Gold, Labrador Uranium, New Pacific
Management appoints announced this week include: Advance United Holdings welcomed Kevin Glendenning as chief technology officer. Jon Grygorceiwicz is CFO at Asante […]
