From a nation with a great tradition of condemning its people to life in the mines.

This modern version is to work their tails off for a pittance in the US for the further purpose of moving gold from one hole in the ground to another.

Not mention the real resources consumed in the actual process of mining.

*DJ Mexico Ctrl Bk Bought 100 Tons Of Gold In Feb, March -FT
*DJ Mexico Gold Buy Worth $4.6 Bln At Current Prices -FT
*DJ Mexico Gold Buy One Of Largest By A Ctrl Bk In Recent History -FT
*DJ CORRECT: Mexico Gold Buy Worth $4.6 Bln At Current Prices -FT

DJ Mexico Ctrl Bk Bought 100 Tons Of Gold In Feb, March -FT
05/04/11 06:09

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Mexico’s central bank bought nearly 100 tons of gold in February and March, a purchase worth about $4.6 billion at current prices and one of the largest such purchases of gold by a central bank in recent history, the Financial Times reported Wednesday on its website, citing data provided on the central bank’s website.