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'Enormous' treasure trove of 6th-century gold found in Denmark

Section: Daily Dispatches

From Agence France-Presse
via EuroNews, Lyon, France
Sunday, September 5, 2021

One of the biggest treasure troves ever found in Denmark has been discovered in the southwest of the country.

Some 22 gold objects, dating from the sixth century, were discovered by an amateur archaeologist near the town of Jelling.

According to the Vejle Museum, where the horde is due to be displayed, Ole Ginnerup Schytz had just acquired a metal detector and was walking the fields when he came across the gold.

Jelling is considered by historians to be the cradle of Viking-age kings between the 8th and 12th centuries.

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Awakening a Sleeping Giant in Ghana: Asante Gold Acquires Past-Producing Bibiani Mine

From Golden Opportunities / Gold Newsletter
Metairie, Louisiana
Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Asante Gold (ASE.CN; ASGOF.OTC) has just acquired a past-producing gold mine in Ghana that boasts near-term production potential and huge upside.

With the move, Executive Director Malik Easah is seeking to repeat his success with Cardinal Resources, another gold company with a Ghana project that he recently sold for A$600 million.

It’s a deal that came like a bolt from the blue.

Just a few weeks ago Asante Gold catapulted itself from a relatively sleepy gold story into a major development-stage company set to breathe new life into Ghana's huge, past-producing Bibiani mine. ...

... For the remainder of the report:

https://goldnewsletter.com/go081721/


The treasure, which weighs just under a kilogram, includes a medallion the size of a saucer.

The find "contains many symbols, some of which are still unknown to us, which will enable us to broaden our knowledge of the men of this period," which preceded the Viking Age, Mads Ravn, director of research at the Vejle museums in western Denmark, told AFP. ...

... For the remainder of the report:

https://www.euronews.com/2021/09/06/enormous-treasure-trove-of-sixth-century-gold-found-in-denmark

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