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Nicaragua’s gold mining industry is booming, boosting country’s economy

August 15, 2013Development & Education

As the price of gold stays at record high levels, it’s caused a resurgence in the mining industry in Nicaragua. One of the Western Hemisphere’s poorest countries, it’s enjoyed the greatest growth in GDP in recent years because of gold mining.

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