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4 results for “acid mine drainage” in Markets
Markets · 2 August 2026
Who Actually Sets the Gold Price
…mous volume of contracts needs a defensible reference number: refinery supply agreements, mine hedges, jewellery wholesale terms, fund valuations. What it is not is the place where the price is discovered. Discovery happens continuously, all day, across the London over-the-counte…
Ingrid Sørensen · 15 min read
Markets · 6 August 2026
Why Central Banks Started Buying Gold Again
…are executed in ways designed to be invisible: standing arrangements to acquire domestic mine production at a benchmark price, discreet over-the-counter accumulation through a small number of bullion banks, occasional purchases from other official institutions. Where domestic pr…
Ingrid Sørensen · 17 min read
Markets · 20 June 2026
Bring It Home: Central Banks and the Great Gold Repatriation
For half a century it was rational to store your gold in someone else's basement. Then the calculus of counterparty risk changed, and reserve managers started chartering aircraft. · Overseas custody w…
Ingrid Sørensen · 13 min read
Markets · 8 August 2026
Moving Bullion: The Logistics Nobody Prices
Between the vault and the buyer sits an industry of armoured vehicles, sealed cargo, bonded warehouses and insurance clauses. It rarely makes news, and it is the reason a spot price in London can dive…
Ingrid Sørensen · 17 min read
