Illegal gold mining is rampant on Nicaragua-Costa Rica border, fueled by China’s voracious appetite (english.elpais.com)
from throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to world@lemmy.world on 24 Mar 10:38
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Tja@programming.dev on 24 Mar 14:45 collapse

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.

dogslayeggs@lemmy.world on 24 Mar 15:07 next collapse

Yeah, India imports more gold than any other country in the G20. China did ramp up for a bit, but they have backed off.

CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world on 24 Mar 18:38 collapse

Read the article.

“exploit the presence of Chinese companies in Nicaragua willing to buy the illicit ore.”