The International Monetary Fund announces that it will agree to purchase gold from South Africa, subject to certain conditions. The price of $35 per oz. is agreed upon.
Read more on the history of gold mining in SA.972).
eventREF E-0012135Revised
30 December 1969
The International Monetary Fund buys gold from SA
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Dictionary of South African Biography, Cape Town: Human Sciences Research Council, v. 4, p. 287.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). The International Monetary Fund buys gold from SA. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012135
South African History Online (2011) 'The International Monetary Fund buys gold from SA', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012135 (Accessed: 23 October 2026).
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"The International Monetary Fund buys gold from SA." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012135. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "The International Monetary Fund buys gold from SA." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012135.
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