Mining
Gold-rich Nicaragua hands Chinese miners rights to a tenth of its land
World Gold brief based on reporting byft.com
Reported by ft.com: “Gold-rich Nicaragua hands Chinese miners rights to a tenth of its land”. Gold settled at $4,321 an ounce on September 25, 2026 — $138.93 per gram, +0.54% on the day. The story touches China: 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: China
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.