China Is Buying Gold—Even More Than Expected? Barrick Mining, Newmont, and Lahontan Gold Stand to Benefit
Reported by Stockhouse: “China Is Buying Gold—Even More Than Expected? Barrick Mining, Newmont, and Lahontan Gold Stand to Benefit”. Gold settled at $4,107 an ounce on July 31, 2026 — $132.04 per gram, +0.17% 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. Thirty sessions later gold traded at $4,352 an ounce, +5.96% versus the date of the report. That is an observation about the market, not a consequence of one headline.
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- new projects and permits
- reserve and import data: China
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