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Gold sparkles at record highs as Nigeria cracks down on illegal mining

Gold broke new records on Wednesday as the Nigerian government went hard on illegal mining of the precious metal at Nigeria’s Federal Capital The yellow metal reached a record high as demand for the precious metal continues to rise despite economic uncertainty worldwide. Spot gold (XAU/USD) reached its highest point during exceeding the previous high […]

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