The US is Colombia's top gold customer — and cartels know it

Gold's value surpassed record highs this year, fueling Colombia's illegal mining boom and drawing US markets deeper into a new criminal gold rush.
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U.S. Gold Fever Turns Colombia’s Cartels Into Mining Kingpins

According to UN Comtrade, Colombia exported roughly $4.1 billion in gold in 2024, with about $1.5 billion of that headed to ...

US issues a license that authorizes sales of Venezuelan gold

The U.S. issued a license Friday that authorizes dealings with Minerven, Venezuela’s state-owned gold mining company, in the ...
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Gold Mining ETF Plunges as Rally Unravels

The recent surge in gold prices came to a sudden halt this week, triggering a severe sell-off in mining equities. The VanEck ...

Are We Running Out Of Gold?

Mined gold production reached a record high in 2025, based on our 2025 Gold Demand Trends report. Read more here.

The Gold Mining Scene Continues to Shine Amid Conflict-Driven Price Surge

As global conflicts continue to grab attention around the world, the price of gold continues to rise[1]. According to analysts at Van Eck the math is strongly favoring gold miners, whose margins and ...

Harmony Gold Mining: Gold-Funded Copper Expansion

Harmony Gold is primarily an investment case on the commodity cycle rather than a purely operationally driven business. The company remains a beneficiary of both strengthening precious metal prices ...