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Housebreakers are no less rational than the rest of us.
A community centred approach is key to making headway in the battle against illegal mining
The ability of the Osun River to support biodiversity is being threatened by pollution and can only be rescued if the contamination ends.
This is the first time a world currency has been pegged to gold since the Bretton Woods system ended in 1971.
Two weeks into the invasion, here’s what’s been happening so far.
The Ghanaian currency is facing structural hurdles.
Born in Blackness by Howard W. French is a towering work. It argues that, because of gold and slavery, Africa is central to creating the modern world.
Trees that produce resin for frankincense and myrrh – used for thousands of years in healthcare, worship and trade – are facing collapsing populations.
Nixon’s decision left the IMF without a clearly defined role. Under the leadership of the industrialised countries, it began to fashion a new more intrusive and ideological role.
Fool’s gold, or pyrite, is made of worthless iron disulfide, but can contain tiny amounts of the real thing. Using an ‘atom probe’, research has uncovered a new way gold atoms can hide in pyrite crystals.
NASA satellite images reveal the extent of gold-mining in Peru. This information can be used to shut down illegal mining and prevent environmental destruction and contamination.
Iron fights anemia. Bismuth relieves gastric problems. Lithium acts against depression and gold can treat rheumatoid arthritis. Metals are precious tools for good health.
Ghana remains heavily dependent on primary commodity exports for foreign exchange earnings.
Technical advances are reducing the volume of e-waste generated in the US as lighter, more compact products enter the market. But those goods can be harder to reuse and recycle.
While Trump’s nominee to join the Fed favors returning to the gold standard, an economist explains why the US and the rest of the world abandoned it in the first place.
In times of trouble people still turn to gold. What makes it a safe haven? Largely perceptions, based on its historical mystique.
Small-scale gold mining operations in developing countries are major sources of toxic mercury pollution, using techniques that haven’t changed much since the California Gold Rush 150 years ago.
This week, our experts are looking at the major trends in post-crisis globalisation.
You’ve heard of compulsory purchase orders for houses, but few realise it has sometimes happened with the world’s favourite precious metal.
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Professor of Finance, The University of Western Australia
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retired, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, Finance, The University of Western Australia
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Lecturer in Sustainability and Fellow of Indo Pacific Research Centre, Murdoch University
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Associate professor, Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development
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Professor, Coventry University
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Professor of Finance, RMIT University
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Associate Professor of Modern US History, University of Oxford
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Lecturer in Finance, University College Cork
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Sheffield Hallam University
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Professor in Finance, University of Stirling
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PhD research student, University of Lincoln
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Professor of International Relations, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, Finance School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sydney