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Gold prices in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, rise after a 15-day drop amidst potential diplomacy to end the Iran war.
2026-03-25

At least fourteen people are killed when a gold mine collapses in El Callao, Bolívar, Venezuela. The military sets up a command post to recover the bodies.
2025-10-13

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

The Central Bank of Venezuela launches a legal claim against the Bank of England, to try to force the British bank to release €930m ($1bn; £820m) worth of Venezuelan gold it claims it holds.
2020-05-19

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

In a new law the United Arab Emirates is offering citizens a gram of gold for every kilogram of weight they lose in an attempt to curb the rising obesity rate in the nation.
2013-07-17

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

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