Australia's soaring gold exports won’t prevent mining demise

Around half of the recent surge in gold exports reflects soaring prices. While the latter may encourage mining firms to expand output, it will probably take years for gold production to return to its 2019 peak. Accordingly, gold exports won’t fill the gap opened up by plunging output of fossil fuels and iron ore.

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