Sources: BBC
Gold prices in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, rise after a 15-day drop amidst potential diplomacy to end the Iran war. 2026-03-25
The value of gold futures rise above $4,000 per troy ounce for the first time in trading history. 2025-10-7
A dispute between two groups of miners over access to gold deposits in La Paz Department, Bolivia, escalates into clashes with six people reportedly killed and several others missing. 2025-04-3
The price of gold hits a record high of US$1,944 per ounce as uncertainty over the global economy grows due to a resurgence in COVID-19 cases. The previous record was set in 2011 when prices hit US$1,921 per ounce. 2020-07-27
Brazilian President Michel Temer abolishes the 46,000 km 2 National Reserve of Copper and Associates (Renca) ecological reserve, which spans the borders of Amapá and Pará states in northern Brazil. More than 20 domestic and multinational firms have expressed an interest in accessing the area's deposits of gold, copper, tantalum, iron ore, nickel and manganese. 2017-08-25
A report by the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum finds that total global investments, including gold and stock, by public investors, such as central banks, sovereign wealth funds, and pension funds, now total $29.1 trillion. 2014-06-15
A New York gold and gold futures trader files a lawsuit against the international banks involved in the twice-daily teleconferences that set the price of that metal. 2014-03-4
Mining giant Rio Tinto, continuing a program of asset divestment, asks Macquarie Group to find a buyer for its interest in the Australian Northparkes copper and gold mine. 2013-04-4
The price of gold reaches a new record after the President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez announces plans to nationalize the Venezuelan gold industry. 2011-08-17