Mendrisio, Balerna Before it can be processed further, the gold, which has traveled thousands of kilometers in inconspicuous wooden boxes to Mendrisio in Switzerland, first has to undergo a PCR test. With this first of several steps, they want to check the authenticity of the mentioned origin here at Argor-Heraeus, one of the world’s largest gold processors. A mine in South America is handwritten on the transport crates. But how safe is that in times like these?
After all, there is said to be a lot of gold on the way from dubious sources, which could become a reputable raw material if processed in a Swiss refinery. Something from Russian ownership, which the big Swiss gold processors – the most important in the world – no longer want to be foisted on.
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