Mining
Uzbekistan becomes world’s third-largest gold buyer amid surging mining costs
World Gold brief based on reporting byKursiv Media
Reported by Kursiv Media: “Uzbekistan becomes world’s third-largest gold buyer amid surging mining costs”. Gold settled at $4,141 an ounce on October 7, 2026 — $133.13 per gram, -1.11% on the day. The story touches Uzbekistan: we track local prices and customs flows for those.
Changes in production, costs and reserves affect future metal availability. The impact is slower than rates or the dollar, but material for the long-term supply balance.
- mine output
- production costs
- capital expenditure
- recycling
- production guidance
- producer AISC
- new projects and permits
- reserve and import data: Uzbekistan
Methodology and transparency
This World Gold brief is based on the headline and available metadata. We do not reproduce the publisher's article or add unverified details. The price on the date of the report is our own data: the daily COMEX futures settlement, converted to grams at 31.1035 g per troy ounce.