Gold and Climate Change
Gold is valuable and rare. Large amounts of rock need to be mined and processed to produce an ounce of gold and this uses significant amounts of energy.
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Last updated: 3 December 2019, 12:45
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Currency | Mid price |
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USD | 1,470.55 |
GBP | 1,131.50 |
AUD | 2,149.93 |
CAD | 1,957.82 |
CHF | 1,453.86 |
EUR | 1,327.57 |
JPY | 159,966 |
ZAR | 21,510 |
INR | 105,387 |
CNY | 10,379 |
HKD | 11,513 |
The gold prices used in this table and chart are supplied by BullionDesk. Where the gold price is presented in currencies other than the US dollar, it is converted into the local currency unit using the foreign exchange rate at the time (or as close to as possible).
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Gold is valuable and rare. Large amounts of rock need to be mined and processed to produce an ounce of gold and this uses significant amounts of energy.
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