Drill and Deal

News / 2011

· Gold, Markets

Gold sets a record above $1,900 an ounce

Spot gold touched about $1,920 an ounce as investors sought safety from the world economy. The record stood until 2020.

Molten gold poured from a furnace into an ingot mould
Photo: Allen Drebert, public domain

Why it matters. Gold miners raised costs and paid for acquisitions at these prices, then wrote many of them down when gold fell.

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Module 4: Metal markets