World Gold Council just published a report discussing the next three decades for gold, GOLD 2048
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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
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
EU agrees law to curb flow of conflict minerals – much ado about nothing
According to REUTERS (WORLD NEWS | Tue Nov 22, 2016 | 1:47pm EST), The European Union agreed a deal on Tuesday to stem the flow of gold and other metals used to fund armed conflicts or produced in conditions that breach human rights. EU importers of tin, tungsten, tantalum, gold and their ores will from 2021 have … Continue reading EU agrees law to curb flow of conflict minerals – much ado about nothing
The Portuguese mineral industry – update
Portugal has a long tradition in the mining industry (in our European heartland and, during our long and rich History, in other territories in South America, Africa, Asia). Romans mined (gold and other metals, natural stone) in what is now the Portuguese territory and before them the Celts and Phoenicians. The Portuguese mining industry is now built around three main … Continue reading The Portuguese mineral industry – update
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