China is rebuilding the Silk Road, and it might include a gold mine

REUTERS/David Gray China’s new Silk Road trade route is quietly becoming one of the biggest stories globally in natural resources. With reports the past week showing that this emerging trade corridor may have a new target commodity for big Chinese investors. Gold. Bloomberg broke the story late last week that China’s $40 billion Silk Road Fund is looking at buying its first gold mine. With the big buyer reportedly in talks over the Vasilkovskoye operation in Kazakhstan. Vasilkovskoye current...