Visualizing The Cost Of Mining Gold

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There are over 3 billion ounces of gold in the world’s deposits. The Top 50 of these mines alone contain over one-third of the total gold. North America is the ‘cheapest’ place to produce gold and Africa the most expensive. Gold producer profits are getting squeezed from both directions: lower gold prices and rapidly inflating costs…

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