he world’s first independent, ethical certification system for responsibly mined gold –- Fairtrade and Fairmined gold -– is celebrating a first anniversary. The group estimated that retail sales in the U.K. of all Fairtrade products in 2011 rose 12 percent year on year to $2 billion (GPB 1.32 billion). Sales of Fairtrade and Fairmined gold bullion reached an estimated $1.1 billion (GBP 700,000) in 2011.
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