The Australian Government-s Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources has been studying gold supply. The result was that global gold supply will increase by 2.7 percent in the current year compared to 2021 and then decline after 2022. This year, lower gold scrap supply will be offset by higher gold mine production. This is based on the assumption that an improving economic situation will probably discourage many from selling gold jewelry. Gold scrap will therefore be down two percen