Never heard that one. What makes you think they can make gold?
Because you can turn one element into another with particle accelerators. The energy costs are high, but it can be done. If those energy costs can be mitigated using 1940's molten salt reactor tech, then they can just print gold. It will still take time, but if you have enough reactors going, you can create a limitless stream of printed gold.
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