Ghana, previously known as the Gold Coast, remains one of Africa's biggest producers of the precious metal.
He learned, for example, that gold of 0.995 purity is the more commonly traded variety in India, the world's biggest market for the precious metal.
The acquisition also expands Dentsply's overall product offerings to include precious-metal dental alloys and gives the firm a stronger presence in the Japanese market.
The precious yellow metal was pressured by a stronger U.S. dollar index and by the present weak near-term technical posture for gold.
But the precious metal is not just underground, it's also in the "tailings" - heaps of grey-white residue left behind by old mining activity.
Imports of the precious metal have been a major contributor to India's wide trade and current-account deficits.
The precious yellow metal was boosted by a sharply lower U.S. dollar index and sharply higher crude oil prices.
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The world's biggest platinum producer said lower demand for the precious metal and higher costs meant the shafts were unprofitable.
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The rapper's wincing grin reveals teeth fit with diamonds and precious metal.
The precious yellow metal is seeing some selling pressure come from a firmer U.S. dollar index.
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Companies will be influenced positively by higher precious and base metal prices, stable input costs and a weaker U.S. dollar.
The precious yellow metal saw strong safe-haven investment demand after the U.S. got a credit downgrade late Friday and as the European Union attempts to contain its own escalating debt crisis.
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American Patterson went on to win the title and Khan's amazing displays so far have strongly suggested he could win a more precious metal than bronze.
The precious yellow metal is seeing some buying interest come from bargain hunters and from a lower U.S. dollar index and higher crude oil prices.
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Moreover, some investors point out that India's dominant role in the gold market has been fading in recent years as its imports of the precious metal slowed.
As demand for precious metal in the futures indexes and in physical gold bullion coins increases as the dollar weakens, there's been a run on the Mint.
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