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Updates

Reporting on gold ages unevenly: the chemistry does not change, the market does. When we revise a piece substantively we record it here and stamp the article with its revision date, so readers can see what changed and when.

Revisions

  1. After the Cyanide

    Expanded the mine-closure economics and bonding sections.

  2. The Metal That Went Medical

    Added coverage of colloidal gold in diagnostics and expanded the FAQ.

  3. How Fake Gold Is Detected

    Added ultrasound and conductivity testing detail with a comparison list.

  4. Nine Nines: Inside a Modern Gold Refinery

    Added detail on chain-of-custody documentation and doré sourcing checks.

  5. Moving Bullion: The Logistics Nobody Prices

    Expanded the insurance and vault-transfer sections.

  6. The Gold Standard: How a Soft Yellow Metal Became Money

    Expanded the section on the interwar gold-exchange standard and added two FAQ entries.

  7. The Metallurgy of Karat

    Added an alloy-behaviour section and worked examples for 9ct through 22ct.

  8. The Scrap Trade

    Added the refining-margin walkthrough and buyer due-diligence guidance.

  9. Urban Mining: The Richest Gold Ore on Earth Is in Your Old Phone

    Expanded the recovery-yield figures and added collection-scheme context.

  10. Why Central Banks Started Buying Gold Again

    Extended the reserve-management analysis and refreshed the FAQ.

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