With 327,000 ounces of gold declared at the end of last month, “far in excess of what had been forecast,” according to Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Raphael Trotman, it is projected that by the end of the year some 600,000 ounces would be declared.
“[This] tells us, one, that there is confidence in the system; two, that our measures to curb smuggling are bearing fruit—but again, we are