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How investors made Old Mutual keep its rip-roaring gold fund open – David Melvill

7th November 20197th November 2019

The Old Mutual Unit Trusts this week elected to keep their Gold Fund open after putting their investors through a stressful ballot exercise.

When more is better – the gold mining industry shake-up

15th January 201915th January 2019

Mark Bristow’s tenure as boss of the world’s biggest gold miner might have been short-lived, but his message for smaller rivals just got even more pointed.

Joburg’s loss could be London’s gain as gold miners retreat

27th December 201827th December 2018

While Toronto, Johannesburg and Sydney have long hosted the biggest producers, London vies with New York as the world’s premier gold trading hub.

John Bristow John Thornton

Curious partnership could revive gold mining globally

23rd December 201821st December 2018

John Thornton is a Goldman Sachs alumnus educated at Yale, Harvard and Oxford. Mark Bristow is a South African geologist and big-game hunter.

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Gauging the speed of gold mining’s slide; end-game in sight

11th December 201811th December 2018

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 chappies: The did you know quiz – David Melvill

23rd August 201830th July 2018

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.

Cry, the Beloved Gold Industry: South Africa’s output experiences record plunge

24th August 201812th July 2018

South Africa’s gold industry keeps getting hammered as ageing mines and problematic policies continue to throttle production levels.

SA gold mining will be dead by 2033 if it fails to adopt tech – industry expert

26th March 201724th March 2017

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.

gold, gold coins, precious metal

Great analysis: The case for gold – How it fits into a portfolio

13th September 201613th September 2016

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.

gold, gold coins, precious metal

Buying opportunity? Gold – overcoming fear of rand strength

18th August 201618th August 2016

For David Melvill, gold is currently offering investors an opportunity, but as he himself admits, anything can happen in the short-term.

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