I know. I do exactly work in chemical processing in the fab. Gold is quite magic. Other metals too, but for many there are alternatives, which is hard to find for gold. The way it reacts (or rather do not react) makes it quite special, in interposed and generally wherever copper can't be used due to highly contaminating nature of copper. But you are very right about the other mentioned ones. Hydrogen peroxide can be done in a few ways and actually some of its is contracted and some made on site. Same with ammonia solutions etc.
Freeze Russia's gold?
Like are they trying to change it's metalurgic state from a liquid to a solid?
I understood the general sentiment of the post and was trying to make an attempt at humor.
They between saying that about BitCoin too.
Gold is CRUCIAL in semiconductor industry.
I know. I do exactly work in chemical processing in the fab. Gold is quite magic. Other metals too, but for many there are alternatives, which is hard to find for gold. The way it reacts (or rather do not react) makes it quite special, in interposed and generally wherever copper can't be used due to highly contaminating nature of copper. But you are very right about the other mentioned ones. Hydrogen peroxide can be done in a few ways and actually some of its is contracted and some made on site. Same with ammonia solutions etc.
USA has competitive advantage with silver.
Gold is a key commodity in technology, electronics. Watch that market hurt a lot more. As prices explode. Also destabilising further currencies.
Palladium too
Who actually listens? It's almost laughable. Count the nations who won't that are often gold producers instead of simply share holders.
Aren't many of those nations also refusing sanctions?
But gold shoots up in price, and it has a much wider knock on effect barrelling currencies. Not just the presumed disruption.
Another desperate provocation edging closer towards. No it's often not capitulation.