Who wore the golden pectoral of Monte Albán?
This Mixtec masterpiece was one of more than 120 gold artifacts discovered in a tomb in southern Mexico. Its complex iconography has led to heated debate over the identity of its owner. This stunning pectoral, worn around the neck by a Mixtec dignitary, was one…Read More
Declaration of Responsibility and Sustainability Principles. Gold Industry Commits.
The gold industry has come together, convened by LBMA (LBMA is the world’s independent authority for precious metals and sets standards that uphold trust in the precious metals markets) and and World Gold Council, to sign a Declaration of Responsibility and Sustainability Principles which formally…Read More
Gold Jewellery.
Throughout history, gold has been treasured for its natural beauty and radiance. For this reason, many cultures have imagined gold to represent the sun. Colour. Yellow gold jewellery is still the most popular colour, but today gold is available in a diverse palette. The process…Read More
Empire Metals in new Eclipse-Gindalbie gold project.
Empire Metals Ltd said a recently completed drilling programme at the Eclipse-Gindalbie gold project in Western Australia returned multiple significant intercepts. The drilling programme of 26 holes focused mainly on extending the known mineralised trends, along strike and at depth, around some of the historical…Read More
The classical standard of gold.
The Gold Standard was a system under which nearly all countries fixed the value of their currencies in terms of a specified amount of gold, or linked their currency to that of a country which did so. Domestic currencies were freely convertible into gold at…Read More