Quase a acabar, até 6 de maio, exposição sobre ouro antigo no Museu Nacional de Arqueologia


Até 6 de maio Ouro antigo. Do Mar Negro ao Oceano Atlântico A Roménia e Portugal possuem importantes acervos museológicos de ourivesaria antiga. Traçando um arco sobre a Europa, os metais preciosos da Roménia e de Portugal estabelecem uma ponte entre particularidades regionais e históricas e elementos comuns da evolução da ourivesaria. O MNA apresenta … Continue reading Quase a acabar, até 6 de maio, exposição sobre ouro antigo no Museu Nacional de Arqueologia

gold, gold, gold, crypto coins, blockchain and diamonds


What happened, what may happen For those interested in the yellow metal, the World Gold Council recently released two documents on the 2017 gold market events and on the outlook for 2018. We all now how forecasts work (I have just read and quote “if you have to forecast, forecast a lot“). Even so, the … Continue reading gold, gold, gold, crypto coins, blockchain and diamonds

One decade of ups and downs in rough and cut diamonds


The last two decades have been a carrousel of emotions in the mining industry: Oil and gold prices had steadily been growing since 2001. Oil spiked to maximum historical values in 2008 (and then crashed, to climb again for 3 consecutive years, plateau for 4 years, until mid 2014, crashing again, reaching nominal values of … Continue reading One decade of ups and downs in rough and cut diamonds

wrong, something is very wrong


RISK UNDERVALUATION IN MINERAL PROJECTS Reporting to markets should (have to!) be complete, independent and competent. Risk is a key factor; in most cases, along with commodity price, the most important variable defining a project’s value. The importance of a good estimate of the risk measure (the discount rate in DCF models) cannot be overemphasized. … Continue reading wrong, something is very wrong

Gold trends last year


For those that missed it, World Gold Council released a report a few days ago about the gold trends in 2016. World Gold Council report highlights: 2016 was the second best year for ETFs on record. Global demand for gold-backed ETFs and similar products was 531.9t – the highest since 2009. Q4 saw outflows. The gold … Continue reading Gold trends last year