Gold

Gold is a chemical element with symbol Au (from Latin: aurum) and atomic number 79. In its purest form, it is a bright, slightly reddish yellow, dense, soft, malleable and ductile metal. Chemically, gold is a transition metal and a group 11 element. It is one of the least reactive chemical elements, and is solid under standard conditions. The metal therefore occurs often in free elemental (native) form, as nuggets or grains, in rocks, in veins and in alluvial deposits. It occurs in a solid solution series with the native element silver (as electrum) and also naturally alloyed with copper and palladium. Less commonly, it occurs in minerals as gold compounds, often with tellurium (gold tellurides).

Gold's atomic number of 79 makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally in the universe. It is thought to have been produced in supernova nucleosynthesis from the collision of two neutron stars and to have been present in the dust from which the Solar System formed. Because the Earth was molten when it was just formed, almost all of the gold present in the early Earth probably sank into the planetary core. Therefore, most of the gold that is present today in the Earth's crust and mantle is thought to have been delivered to Earth later, by asteroid impacts during the late heavy bombardment, about 4 billion years ago.

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Gold eases as markets assess risks from China virus

The Times of India 22 Jan 2020

Spot gold fell 0.3 per cent to $1,553.27 per ounce by 0133 GMT ... US gold futures were down 0.3 per cent at $1,553.30 ... China's gold consumption fell for the first time in three years in 2019, as high prices and an economic slowdown hit buying in the world's biggest market for the metal....

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China's gold consumption falls on high prices, economic slowdown

Canada Dot Com 21 Jan 2020

BEIJING — China’s gold consumption fell for the first time in three years in 2019, figures released by its industry association showed on Tuesday, as high prices and an economic slowdown hit buying in the world’s biggest market for the metal....

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Gold price today: Yellow metal jumps higher, 39,750 level to act as a strong support

Moneycontrol 21 Jan 2020

Besides, rising tension in West Asia and elevated crude oil prices have boosted the demand for gold as a safe-haven metal ... Gold prices jumped in the futures trade on January 21, supported by positive global cues as the yellow metal rose to a near two-week high in international markets....

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£3k to spend on your ISA? A 5% dividend yield I reckon will surge in 2020

The Motley Fool 21 Jan 2020

Gold’s role as the ultimate safe-haven has come to the fore again in early 2020 ... I’ve argued that the tense macroeconomic and geopolitical landscape will lead to more mighty gold price gains this year ... Still, the performance of gold could well be put in the shade by another commodity class in 2020. the platinum group metals (or PGMs)....

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Gold futures edge lower on technical selling

China.dot.org 21 Jan 2020

21 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange settled lower on Tuesday, as the ......

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Gold Hallmarking | Should the consumer and industry worry?

Moneycontrol 21 Jan 2020

Consequently, the consumer affairs department notified gold/silver jewellery and artefacts (June 14, 2018) as precious metals to be hallmarked ... The bureau becomes an all-powerful body for the gold industry now. No person shall import, distribute, sell, store or exhibit for sale, gold articles except under their certification ... Gold price today....

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Gold gains

Dawn 21 Jan 2020

Spot gold was up 0.2 per cent to $1,559.99 per ounce by 1514 GMT, having earlier touched its highest since Jan 10 at $1,562.51. US gold futures were little changed at $1,560.20 ... Investors are pouring money into gold-backed exchange-traded funds (ETF) and central banks are buying the metal at record rates, Weinberg added....

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Gold eases off 2-week peak; safe haven demand limits declines

Canada Dot Com 21 Jan 2020

Gold briefly hit a two-week high on Tuesday as concerns over the coronavirus outbreak in China lifted demand for safe havens, but then retreated as investors took profits on the view that buying had been overdone ... Spot gold was down 0.6% at $1,552.05 per ounce by 1405 GMT, after hitting its highest since Jan....

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Gold prices are expected to trade higher today: Angel Broking

Moneycontrol 21 Jan 2020

According to Angel Broking, On Monday, spot gold prices ended higher by 0.32 percent to close at $1561.3 per ounce ... Angel Broking's report on Gold. On Monday, spot gold prices ended higher by 0.32 percent to close at $1561.3 per ounce ... & China eased the global tensions and in turn weighing on the yellow metal prices....

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China 2019 gold consumption drops 13 per cent YoY on high prices, economic slowdown Gold ...

Deccan Herald 21 Jan 2020

China consumed a total of 1,002.78 tonnes of gold in 2019, down 12.91% year-on-year, the China Gold Association said in a statement on its website ... Spot gold prices climbed by 18.3% over 2019, mainly driven by policy easing by major central banks amid the Sino-U.S....

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China 2019 gold consumption drops on high prices, economic slowdown

Yahoo Daily News 21 Jan 2020

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's gold consumption fell for the first time in three years in 2019, figures released by the country's gold association showed on Tuesday, as high prices and an economic slowdown hit buying in the world's biggest gold market ... "The sharp reduction in production of domestic gold mines has resulted in tighter supply ......

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Gold slips Rs 98 to Rs 40,014, silver down Rs 230 to Rs 46,410

Moneycontrol 21 Jan 2020

Gold futures for delivery in February slipped Rs 17, or 0.04 percent on the MCX trading at Rs 39,930 per 10 gram in evening trade in a business turnover of 10,905 lots ... Besides, the yellow metal came under pressure following Chinese gold association report which showed China gold demand dipped for the first time in three years....

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OTC Markets Group Announces the 2020 OTCQX Best 50

The Oneida Daily Dispatch 21 Jan 2020

This year's top performing company, New Pacific Metals Corp., is a Canadian exploration and development company. New Pacific Metals Corp ... )Teranga Gold Corporation (OTCQX ... New Pacific Metals Corp ... Lion One Metals Ltd ... Continental Gold Inc ... Gran Colombia Gold Corp ... Nighthawk Gold Corp ... Fortescue Metals Group Ltd ... Marathon Gold Corp ... Chesapeake Gold Corp....