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Perth Mint moves away from artisanal miners

PERTH Mint chairman Sam Walsh is moving the gold refiner away from artisanal miners in the wake of a scandal relating to allegations it sourced gold from a convicted killer in Papua New Guinea.

Perth Mint has stopped sourcing gold from artisanal small miners.

Perth Mint has stopped sourcing gold from artisanal small miners.

Walsh said the Perth Mint had suspended relationships with all companies and aggregators dealing with artisanal small-scale mining as well as calling a review into the mint's audit processes. "I have...

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