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Record 1 2008-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gold and Silver Mining
CONT

Prosecutors in South Africa hope to use a technique that produces a chemical "gold fingerprint" to trace where a stolen haul of the precious metal originated. ... This is the first time the combination of tests that make up a gold fingerprint has been used in court.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines d'or et d'argent
CONT

Le processus de certification prévoit également le développement d'un certificat d'origine analytique («empreintes digitales minérales») qui permettrait un contrôle objectif. Un tel procédé a déjà été recommandé par le Groupe d'experts mandaté par le Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU en RDC [République démocratique du Congo].

Spanish

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