Democratic Republic of Congo launched its first state-backed gold refinery as it moves to formalize a trade historically linked to smuggling and conflict in the country’s mineral-rich east.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has launched its first pilot gold refinery in Kalemie, a move authorities say will allow the country to refine its own gold domestically for the first time while ...

Switzerland is proposing that its gold industry builds a refinery in the US or increases its processing capacity there as part of a plan to reduce US trade tariffs, according to two people familiar ...

By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Polina Devitt DAKAR/LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - Ghana's state-run artisanal gold exporter is preparing to shift cargoes to alternative refining hubs if flight ...

Fri, January 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM UTC Before the end of the year sell-off for tax purposes in which millions of investors engage, gold prices were up as high as 70% before closing out the year up +62.31 ...

It is a boom time for bullion, as people dig through jewelry boxes and coin collections to turn metal into cash. Instead of reselling those items, many businesses will convert them into gold and ...

Gold’s strategic role has become even more important as escalating tensions in the Middle East push oil prices higher. The ongoing United States–Israel conflict with Iran has disrupted energy markets, ...