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Last October a routine audit indicated that 17,514 ounces of gold (and a lesser amount of silver) was unaccounted for at the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa. For the past 9 months the RCM has tried to determine if they made an accounting mistake or if they have indeed lost $15 million in gold or been the victim of a major theft.
