Sources: BBC
The European Union imposes sanctions against Sudan's gold trade, accusing them of financing the civil war in the country. 2026-07-13
Ukrainian president announces that Hungary has returned cash and gold seized from Ukraine's Oschadbank after outgoing Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán ordered the government to keep the cash and gold for 60 days. 2026-05-6
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
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
In reaction to North Korea's latest nuclear test the European Union will tighten sanctions against the country in the form of blocking the trade of gold and diamonds, as well as cracking down on financial ties between them. 2013-02-15
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
The Argentine Senate passes a controversial law protecting glaciers in the Andes Mountains and prohibiting drilling for oil and other resources, hindering Barrick Gold from drilling for gold in the Pascua Lama mine. 2010-09-30