Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoIllegal gold mining is rampant on Nicaragua-Costa Rica border, fueled by China’s voracious appetiteenglish.elpais.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down15
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkIllegal gold mining is rampant on Nicaragua-Costa Rica border, fueled by China’s voracious appetiteenglish.elpais.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareTja@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·23 hours agoChina does a bunch of questionable stuff, but blaming them for gold mining is a bit dumb, gold prices are the same globally, as is demand.
minus-squaredogslayeggs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·22 hours agoYeah, India imports more gold than any other country in the G20. China did ramp up for a bit, but they have backed off.
minus-squareCapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·19 hours agoRead the article. “exploit the presence of Chinese companies in Nicaragua willing to buy the illicit ore.”
minus-squareTja@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 hours agoRead the article? Proposterous!
China does a bunch of questionable stuff, but blaming them for gold mining is a bit dumb, gold prices are the same globally, as is demand.
Yeah, India imports more gold than any other country in the G20. China did ramp up for a bit, but they have backed off.
Read the article.
Read the article? Proposterous!