El Salvador lawmakers overturn mining ban Bukele called absurd
El Salvador became the first country in the world to ban all forms of metals mining in 2017.
A new infographic from the Financialist draws into relief the staggering surge in the number of millionaires hailing from developing economies – especially the BRIC set of giant emerging nation-states.
The numbers provide a further token of evidence of the immense changes the global economy has experienced since the turn of the century, sending commodities markets into upheaval and exerting a definitive influence upon the fortunes of miners and explorers.
Chart courtesy of the Financialist
