Zimbabwe licenses second gold refinery in Bulawayo
ZIMBABWE has licensed a second gold refinery to process the country's rising precious metals output, with the facility set to be commissioned in Bulawayo...
Central banks likely to increase gold reserves in next 12 months
SENTIMENT towards gold remains high among central banks, according to a World Gold Council survey published today which said official sector purchases were likely...
Singapore to launch OTC gold clearing system
SINGAPORE will launch an over-the-counter gold clearing system before year-end and establish a central bank vault service, as the city-state pushes to position itself...
West African miner Perseus extends buy-back
SHARES in Perseus Mining surged over 8% on Monday after the West African gold miner approved a A$50m increase in its share buy-back programme.
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Zimbabwe’s Mutapa plans to double gold output by 2029
ZIMBABWE'S state-owned Mutapa Gold Resources plans to double annual production to 220,000 ounces by 2029, backed by funding secured for expansion projects at two...
Randgold pursues Gold Fields over Kebble-era share theft
ON the night of September 27 2005, Brett Kebble climbed into his silver-grey Mercedes-Benz S600 and drove into the Johannesburg dark. Near a bridge...
Gold falls to six-month low on multiple headwinds
GOLD dropped to a six-month low on Thursday, pressured by Middle East tensions, rising US interest rate expectations and the looming SpaceX initial public...
When it comes to gold, look past the obvious
EVERYBODY is asking me about gold. Specifically, why isn’t gold running higher? It started the year at $4,300 and went on a mad rush...
Rupert family score big in gold-backed ETFs
INVESTORS that held the proverbial golden egg — in other words, physical bullion — can’t quite claim a 50-fold return, but a 600%-plus return...
Is Harmony Gold being unfairly ignored by investors?
IT'S a curious fact of mining that companies talking about projects are often better rated than those actually building them. The unpalatable truth is...