Gauging the speed of gold mining’s slide; end-game in sight
South Africa’s 130-year-old gold industry – which has produced half the bullion ever mined on earth – is locked in the final stages of a decades-long death spiral.
South Africa’s 130-year-old gold industry – which has produced half the bullion ever mined on earth – is locked in the final stages of a decades-long death spiral.
Gold fundi David Melvill has applied the same principle to his passion, and created the chappies of gold. A fun read for those with an interest in the yellow metal.
Automation and tech can help boost SA’s gold production levels, especially as the country still has the third largest reserves in the world, say experts.
What is the case for gold, and should you include it or mining companies in your portfolio? Investec’s Brian Kantor goes digging and his outcomes may surprise.
For David Melvill, gold is currently offering investors an opportunity, but as he himself admits, anything can happen in the short-term.
Lawrie Williams meets up with Biznews.com’s Alec Hogg in a London apartment to talk about gold, mining and how to play the bullion wave.
Gold prices climbed to the highest level in more than two years in June as investors absorbed the implications of the UK referendum result.
David Chapman looks at the Indian love affair with the yellow metal, which causes economic dislocations. And in Rupee valuation, gold has never experienced a bear market.
Top financial advisor David Melvill is crunching numbers again, and this time he’s comparing the returns of Gold Fields and Sibanye Gold.
Canada, bucking an international trend that has seen central banks become net buyers of gold since 2010, has sold off all its official gold holdings.