Royal Canadian Mint Reviewing Allegations About Gold From Tainted Colombian Mines

Royal Canadian Mint Reviewing Allegations About Gold From Tainted Colombian Mines
The West Block of Parliament Hill is pictured behind the Centennial Flame as a heavy fog hangs over downtown Ottawa on April 16, 2026. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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The Royal Canadian Mint says it has initiated a full review in response to allegations some of its gold comes from a region of Colombia where drug cartels control mines.

Mint spokesperson Deneen Perrin says as soon as the mint learned of the allegations raised by the New York Times newspaper, it “immediately and fully” suspended the refining of any material from the supply chain in question.