‘Silver is the new gold’ as Egyptians try to protect savings
The price of one gram of silver more than doubled in a year but at about 47 Egyptian pounds, it remains far cheaper than gold.
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Banyan updates AurMac resource to 7 million oz. gold
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Botswana sets aside $65m to buy 24% stake in gem trader HB Antwerp
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Congo’s Gecamines and Entreprise Generale du Cobalt sign mining deal
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